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Mortality (book) : ウィキペディア英語版 | Mortality (book)
''Mortality'' is a 2012, posthumously published book by Christopher Hitchens, comprising seven essays which first appeared in ''Vanity Fair'' concerning his struggle with oesophageal cancer, with which he was diagnosed during his 2010 book tour〔Bowcott, Owen (1 July 2010) ("Author Christopher Hitchens diagnosed with cancer" ) from ''The Guardian''〕 and to which he succumbed in December 2011.〔Grimes, William (16 December 2011) ("Christopher Hitchens, Polemicist Who Slashed All, Freely, Dies at 62" ) in ''The New York Times''〕 An eighth chapter consisting of unfinished "fragmentary jottings," a foreword by Graydon Carter, Hitchens' ''Vanity Fair'' editor and an afterword by Carol Blue, Hitchens' widow, are also included in the publication.〔Buckley, Christopher (30 August 2012) ("Review of ''Mortality'': Staying Power" ) in ''The New York Times''〕 == Description ==
Hitchens held the post of contributing editor at ''Vanity Fair'' from November 1992 until his death.〔Christopher Hitchens contributor page at ''Vanity Fair'': http://www.vanityfair.com/contributors/christopher-hitchens〕 In this capacity he contributed about 10 essays per year on subjects as diverse as politics and the limits of self-improvement, writing about "anything except sports".〔Hitchens, Christopher (2012). Mortality. Atlantic Books Ltd., p.103 ISBN 978-1-4555-0275-2〕 Therefore, he felt obliged when he was asked to write about his illness for the magazine, and managed to dispatch seven essays from "Tumourville" before he was overcome by his illness on 15 December 2011, aged 62.〔Grimes, William (16 December 2011) ("Christopher Hitchens, Polemicist Who Slashed All, Freely, Dies at 62" ) in ''The New York Times''〕 The essays take as their subject matter his fear of losing the ability to write, the torture of chemotherapy, an analysis of Nietzsche's proclamation that "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," the joy of conversation and the very meaning of life.〔Hitchens, Christopher (2012). Mortality. Atlantic Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4555-0275-2〕
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