Mortality & The Trial of Henry Kissinger By Christopher Hitchens 2 Book Set

This two-book set brings together two works by Christopher Hitchens: The Trial of Henry Kissinger and Mortality. In The Trial of Henry Kissinger, Hitchens directs a forceful critique at the former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, presenting accusations that frame Kissinger as a war criminal and alleging a disregard for international law.

Mortality offers a more reflective mode of writing. Described as Hitchens’s most meditative collection, it combines an unflinching account of the effects of his illness with an examination of cancer etiquette, while also serving as a concluding note to a lifetime of debate and prose.

Included titles

• The Trial of Henry Kissinger
• Mortality

Key details

• Two-book set
• Author: Christopher Hitchens
• Includes The Trial of Henry Kissinger and Mortality

Synopses

The Trial of Henry Kissinger

Christopher Hitchens presents a direct, polemical case against Henry Kissinger. The book accuses the former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor of war crimes, alleging reckless actions and a disregard for international law that led to torture, kidnapping, and murder.

Mortality

Mortality is described as Hitchens’s most meditative collection of writing. It offers an unsparingly honest account of the ravages of his disease, considers cancer etiquette, and stands as a coda to a lifetime of fierce debate and prose, aiming to restore a human face to the illness.