What if Christopher Hitchens and Kim Jong-Il met in heaven?

CH: You must not know ‘bout me. I’m Christopher Hitchens. I’m the finest essayist of the century, according to myself and maybe some other people. Who are you?

KJI: I am Kim Jong-Il, aka Dear Leader, aka Dear Leader Who is a Perfect Incarnation of the Appearance that a Leader Should Have, aka Sun of the Communist Future, aka Shining Star of Paektu Mountain, aka Guarantee of the Fatherland’s Unification, aka Ever-Victorious, Iron-Willed Commander, aka Great Man, Who Is a Man of Deeds, aka Amazing Politician, aka Highest Incarnation of the Revolutionary Comradely Love.

A Conversation in the Afterlife Between Christopher Hitchens and Kim Jong-Il