The Swastika and the Cedar
Christopher Hitchens' brutal confrontation in Beirut, but he finds it's only one face of a remarkable city. Read by Roger Allam.
Christopher Hitchens' has a brutal confrontation in Beirut, but finds that is only one face of a remarkable city.
Christopher Hitchens was a British-born political journalist and reviewer, who was based in the USA for over 25 years. His journalism, invariably polemical, appeared in a variety of publications, mainly in the USA, but in the UK too. Arguably is the fifth collection of his journalism - the columns defined as 'Essays' in the book.
The five 'Essays' selected for Book Of The Week all originally appeared in The Atlantic Journal.
Written by Christopher Hitchens. Abridged by Pete Nichols
Read by Roger Allam
Producer: Gordon House
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