Christopher Hitchens Cause Of Death, Books, Quotes, Net Worth

Christopher Hitchens was a British-American author and journalist who wrote or edited over 30 books on culture, politics, and literature.

Hitchens described himself as a democratic socialist, and he was a member of various socialist organisations throughout his life, including the International Socialists. He eventually stopped describing himself as a socialist but he continued to identify as a Marxist.

Hitchens argued for free expression and scientific discovery and asserted that they were superior to religion as an ethical code of conduct for human civilisation. He also advocated for the separation of church and state.

Christopher Hitchens Cause Of Death

Christopher Hitchens died of pneumonia on December 15, 2011, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer, Houston, aged 62. Before his death, he announced that he was undergoing treatment for oesophageal cancer.

Christopher Hitchens Books

• The Trial of Henry Kissinger
• Letters to a Young Contrarian
• A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq
• Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays, Thunder’s Mouth, Nation Books, and many others.

Christopher Hitchens Quotes

• Do not live for others more than you would expect others to live for you.
• Everything everyone thinks they know about (Mother Teresa) is false. It must be the single most successful emotional co-job of the twentieth century.
• Everybody does have a book in them, but most in cases, that’s where it should stay.
• What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.

Christopher Hitchens Net Worth

How much was Christopher Hitchens worth? Christopher Hitchens had an estimated net worth of $4 million.