Alas, poor Hitchens, I knew him, Horatio

Posted on July 12, 2003 by Ampersand

Roz Kaveney, who was acquainted with both Christopher Hitchens and Bill Clinton at Oxford, laments what has become of Hitchens in recent years in this well-written post. Via Long Story; Short Pier..

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4 Responses to Alas, poor Hitchens, I knew him, Horatio

  1. Kevin Moore says:
    July 12, 2003 at 9:26 am

    Also of note is Dennis Perrin’s treatment of Hitchens, whom Perrin claims was his mentor. Perrin is a bit more charitable than to call Hitch a “urbane drunken fop”, yet his personal closeness makes this public severing of ties sting all the more. But Roz’s one-two punch is jaw-dropping.

    Clinton makes an appearance as the screwdriver that unhinged poor addled Hitch. (Excerpted at my humble blog.) Surrealpolitik indeed.

  2. --k. says:
    July 13, 2003 at 5:54 am

    Psst.

    “Alas, poor Hitchens! I knew him, Horatio.”

    Much better.

  3. John Isbell says:
    July 13, 2003 at 6:45 am

    A piece worth reading. I would only dispute the author’s claim that Hitchens was or is a good writer. Hitchens is, however, a perfectly good demagogue.

  4. Ampersand says:
    July 13, 2003 at 8:58 am

    Thanks for the link, Kevin.

    John, I do remember likeing some of Hitchens’ stuff back in the 1980s. My memory being what it is (or, more aptly, what it isn’t), I can’t offer you any particular examples.

    Kip, correction duly noted and applied.

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