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Books recommended by Ian Buruma
Dutch writer and academic
Dutch writer and academic. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on East and West.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Ian Buruma has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Ian Buruma recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Ian recommended it.
The best books on East and West
Five Books interview in which Ian Buruma chooses and discusses five books.
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Chinese Shadows
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2013 Five Books interview “The best books on East and West”.
The best books on East and West Interviewfivebooks.com
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A Passage to India
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2013 Five Books interview “The best books on East and West”.
The best books on East and West Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Inland Sea
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2013 Five Books interview “The best books on East and West”.
The best books on East and West Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Quiet American
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2013 Five Books interview “The best books on East and West”.
The best books on East and West Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Ian Buruma
Books Ian Buruma wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
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