Susan Sontag (* 16. Januar 1933 in New York; † 28. Dezember 2004 ebenda) war eine amerikanische Schriftstellerin, Essayistin, Publizistin und Regisseurin. Sie war bekannt für ihren Einsatz für Menschenrechte sowie als Kritikerin der gesellschaftlichen Verhältnisse und der Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika.
Christopher Hitchens, a remarkable personality, a well known and famous writer and speaker, an uninhibited atheist, died at age 62; he was born April 13, 1949.
He loved to take position, be outspoken as almost no one else, be critical at an utmost level. He didn't give in. Now we mourn his passing away.
Christopher Hitchens: tributes and reactions
The indefatigable author, journalist and 'valiant fighter against all tyrants' Christopher Hitchens has died, aged 62. We round up the reactions of his friends and admirers The Guardian, 16 Dec. 2011
The last video on this list is a three hour recording:
Christopher Hitchens joined Book TV for a three hour interview on
Sunday, September 2. Mr. Hitchens is a contributing editor to Vanity
Fair magazine and a visiting professor of liberal studies at the New
School. He is the author of over a dozen books including "The Missionary
Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice," "No One Left to Lie
To: The Values of the Worst Family," "Why Orwell Matters" and "God is
Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything."
Nachtrag vom 20.12.2011:
Michael Fitzpatrick From revolutionary student to Byronic celebrity Michael Fitzpatrick recalls his first meeting with Christopher Hitchens 40 years ago, when there was more to him than flashy posturing. SP!KED, 20 Dec. 2011
Susan Sontag (* 16. Januar 1933 in New York; † 28. Dezember 2004 ebenda) war eine amerikanische Schriftstellerin, Essayistin, Publizistin und Regisseurin. Sie war bekannt für ihren Einsatz für Menschenrechte sowie als Kritikerin der gesellschaftlichen Verhältnisse und der Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika.
