dedicated to christopher hitchens
speakers in order of appearance:
1. sir arthur c. clarke, science fiction writer
2. nadine gordimer, nobel laureate in literature
3. professor isaac asimov, author and biochemist
4. arthur miller, pulitzer prize-winning playwright
5. wole soyinka, nobel laureate in literature
6. gore vidal, award-winning novelist and political activist
7. douglas adams, best-selling science fiction writer
8. professor germaine greer, writer and feminist
9. iain banks, best-selling fiction writer
10. josé saramago, nobel laureate in literature
11. sir terry pratchett, nyt best-selling novelist
12. ken follett, nyt best-selling author
13. ian mcewan, man booker prize-winning novelist
14. andrew motion, poet laureate (1999-2009)
15. professor martin amis, award-winning novelist
16. michel houellebecq, goncourt prize-winning french novelist
17. philip roth, man booker prize-winning novelist
18. margaret atwood, booker prize-winning author and poet
19. sir salman rushdie, booker prize-winning novelist
20. norman maccaig, renowned scottish poet
21. phillip pullman, best-selling british author
22. dr matt ridley, award-winning science writer
23. harold pinter, nobel laureate in literature
24. howard brenton, award-winning english playwright
25. tariq ali, award-winning writer and filmmaker
26. theodore dalrymple, english writer and psychiatrist
27. roddy doyle, booker prize-winning novelist
28. redmond o'hanlon frsl, british writer and scholar
29. diana athill, award-winning author and literary editor
30. christopher hitchens, best-selling author, award-winning columnist
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