Question: Letters to a Young Contrarian is the contribution of which Anglo-American author, columnist, essayist, orator, religious and literary critic, social critic, and journalist?

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Paul Chirakkarode: Paul Chirakkarode was a noted Malayalam- and English-language novelist, short story writer, biographer, essayist, thinker, social critic, orator and human rights activist.  It was through his literary interventions that the miserable and subhuman life of the downtrodden people of Kerala was exposed before the world of letters in an aesthetic manner.  The celebrated author has been considered as one of the pioneer's of Dalit Literary Movement in India.

Letters to a Young Contrarian: Letters to a Young Contrarian is Christopher Hitchens' contribution, released in 2001, to the "Art of Mentoring" series published by Basic Books.

Christopher Hitchens: Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was an Anglo-American author, columnist, essayist, orator, religious and literary critic, social critic, and journalist.  Hitchens was the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays, on politics, literature and religion.  A staple of public discourse, his confrontational style of debate made him both a lauded intellectual and a controversial public figure.  He contributed to "New Statesman", "The Nation", "The Weekly Standard", "The Atlantic", "London Review of Books", "The Times Literary Supplement", "Slate", "Free Inquiry" and "Vanity Fair".

Art of Mentoring: The Art of Mentoring series was a series of books published by Basic Books from 2001 to 2008, beginning with Alan Dershowitz's "Letters to a Young Lawyer" and Christopher Hitchens' "Letters to a Young Contrarian".  The books were all titled in the form "Letters to a Young ____", in the spirit of Rainer Maria Rilke's book "Letters to a Young Poet".  They were meant to be relatively short guides to various occupations or life paths for someone starting out in that field, from the point of view of an expert.

Alexandre Najjar: Alexandre Najjar (born February 5, 1967) is an award-winning Lebanese novelist and literary critic.  He was born in Beirut and went to university in Paris.  A trained lawyer, he holds a Doctorate in Business administration and is specialized in banking and finance law.  He is the author of more than 30 books translated into 12 languages.  In addition to poetry and fiction, he has written the biography of Khalil Gibran, the author of "The Prophet".  and a book about the Arab Spring (Anatomie d'un tyran).  Najjar is also a columnist and literary critic for L'Orient littéraire.  He lives in Paris and Beirut.  In 2009, he received the Prix Mediterranee for his book "Phenicia" and a distinction from the French Academy (L'Académie française), in addition to numerous Lebanese and international awards.  He has given lectures in Paris, Poitiers, Perpignan, Marseille, Washington, New York, Mexico, Stockholm, Goteborg, Ireland, Italy, Moscow, Frankfurt, Berlin, Leipzig, Weimar...

Sooranad Kunjan Pillai: Sooranad P. N. Kunjan Pillai was a historian, researcher, lexicographer, poet, essayist, literary critic, orator, socio-cultural leader, grammarian, educationist, and scholar of the Malayalam language.  In 1984 he received the Padmashri award for his contribution to Malayalam literature and education.

Russell Kirk: Russell Amos Kirk (October 19, 1918 – April 29, 1994) was an American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and fiction author known for his influence on 20th century American conservatism.  His 1953 book, "The Conservative Mind", gave shape to the amorphous post-World War II conservative movement.  It traced the development of conservative thought in the Anglo-American tradition, giving special importance to the ideas of Edmund Burke.  Kirk was also considered the chief proponent of traditionalist conservatism.

Christopher Hitchens bibliography: Christopher Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a prolific English-American author, political journalist and literary critic.  His books, essays, and journalistic career spanned more than four decades.  Recognized as a public intellectual, he was a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits.  Hitchens was a columnist and literary critic at "The Atlantic", "Vanity Fair", "Slate", "World Affairs", "The Nation", "Free Inquiry", and a variety of other media outlets.

Monica Lovinescu: Monica Lovinescu (] ; 19 November 1923 – 20 April 2008) was a Romanian essayist, short story writer, literary critic, translator, and journalist, noted for her activities as an opponent of the Romanian Communist regime.  She published several works under the pseudonyms "Monique Saint-Come" and "Claude Pascal".  She is the daughter of literary figure Eugen Lovinescu.  She was married to the literary critic Virgil Ierunca.

M. John Harrison: Michael John Harrison (born 26 July 1945), known for publication purposes primarily as M. John Harrison, is an English author and literary critic.  His work includes the Viriconium sequence of novels and short stories (1971–1984), "Climbers" (1989), and the Kefahuchi Tract trilogy, which consists of "Light" (2002), "Nova Swing" (2006) and "Empty Space" (2012).  He is widely considered one of the major stylists of modern fantasy and science fiction, and a "genre contrarian".  The "Times Literary Supplement" described him as 'a singular stylist' and the "Literary Review" called him 'a witty and truly imaginative writer'.  Robert Macfarlane has said: "Harrison is best known as one of the restless fathers of modern SF, but to my mind he is among the most brilliant novelists writing today, with regard to whom the question of genre is an irrelevance."

Supporting paragraphs: Letters to a Young Contrarian Christopher Hitchens
Answer: Christopher Hitchens