Letters to a Young Contrarian - Hardcover

Christopher Hitchens is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. His numerous books include Letters to a Young Contrarian and Why Orwell Matters.

In the book that he was born to write, provocateur and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens inspires future generations of intellectuals, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men and dissidents. Who better to speak to that person who finds him or herself on a contrarian position than Hitchens, who has made a career of disagreeing in profound and entertaining ways. Hitchens bemoans the loss of the skills of dialectical thinking evident in contemporary society. He understands the importance of disagreement - to personal integrity, to informed discussion, to true progress, to democracy itself. Epigrammatic, witty, in your face, timeless and timely, this book is everything you would expect from a mentoring contrarian.