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About the Author

Ian Buruma is Luce Professor at Bard College, New York. His previous books include God's Dust, Behind the Mask, The Missionary and the Libertine, Playing the Game, The Wages of Guilt, Anglomania and Bad Elements.

Reviews

Fascinating . . . Characteristically vivid and astute.
Timothy Garton Ash, "The New York Review of Books"
[Murder in Amsterdam] is a work of philosophical and narrative tension, strikingly sharp and brooding, frank and openly curious.
"San Francisco Chronicle"
Shrewd, subtly argued.
"The New York Times Book Review"
aFascinating . . . Characteristically vivid and astute.a
aTimothy Garton Ash, "The New York Review of Books"
a[Murder in Amsterdam] is a work of philosophical and narrative tension, strikingly sharp and brooding, frank and openly curious.a
a"San Francisco Chronicle"
aShrewd, subtly argued.a
a"The New York Times Book Review"
"Fascinating . . . Characteristically vivid and astute."
-Timothy Garton Ash, "The New York Review of Books"

"[Murder in Amsterdam] is a work of philosophical and narrative tension, strikingly sharp and brooding, frank and openly curious."
-"San Francisco Chronicle"

"Shrewd, subtly argued."
-"The New York Times Book Review"