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  1. [+]
    Action Anglaise (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Mrs. Thatcher's Minister, by Alan Clark
    1. Mrs. Thatcher's Minister by Alan Clark
    2. The Faber Book of Conservatism by Kenneth Baker
    The New York Review of Books, October 20, 1994, pp. 66-70
  2. [+]
    After the Fall (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Secret Pilgrim, by John le Carre
    1. The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carre
    The New York Review of Books, March 28, 1991, pp. 8-10
  3. [+]
    The Afterlife of Anne Frank (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    An Obsession with Anne Frank, by Lawrence Graver
    1. An Obsession with Anne Frank by Lawrence Graver
    2. The Stolen Legacy of Anne Frank by Ralph Melnick
    The New York Review of Books, February 19, 1998, pp. 4-7
  4. [+]
    Against the Japanese Grain (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    In the Realm of a Dying Emperor, by Norma Field
    1. In the Realm of a Dying Emperor by Norma Field
    The New York Review of Books, December 5, 1991, pp. 32-36
  5. [+]
    Americainerie (4 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Mr. Smith Goes to Tokyo, by Kyoko Hirano
    1. Mr. Smith Goes to Tokyo by Kyoko Hirano
    2. A Map of the East by Leo Rubinfien
    3. Re-Made in Japan by Joseph J. Tobin
    4. How to Work for a Japanese Boss by Jina Bacarr
    The New York Review of Books, March 25, 1993, pp. 22-29
  6. [+]
    The Anarch at Twilight (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Aladdin's Problem, by Ernst Junger
    1. Aladdin's Problem by Ernst Junger
    2. A Dangerous Encounter by Ernst Junger
    The New York Review of Books, June 24, 1993, pp. 27-31
  7. Anglomania: A European Love Affair (1999)
    Ian Buruma
    5 Reviews
  8. Annals of Dissent
    Ian Buruma
    Tiananmen, Inc.
    The New Yorker, May 31, 1999, pp. 45-49
  9. [+]
    The Anti-American (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Power Politics, by Arundhati Roy
    1. Power Politics by Arundhati Roy
    2. The Algebra of Infinite Justice by Arundhati Roy
    The New Republic, April 29, 2002, pp. 25-27
  10. [+]
    Art of Cruelty (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Hell Screen, Cogwheels, a Fool's Life, by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
    1. Hell Screen, Cogwheels, a Fool's Life by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
    2. Childhood Years by Junichiro Tanizaki
    The New York Review of Books, December 22, 1988, pp. 54-55
  11. [+]
    Artist of the Floating World (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Jan Steen: Painter and Storyteller, by H. Perry Chapman, Wouter Th. Kloek, and Arthur K...
    1. Jan Steen: Painter and Storyteller by H. Perry Chapman, Wouter Th. Kloek, and Arthur K. Wheelock, ...
    The New York Review of Books, January 9, 1997, pp. 8-11
  12. [+]
    Bad Boy (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Cinema, Censorship, and the State, by Nagisa Oshima and Annette Michelson
    1. Cinema, Censorship, and the State by Nagisa Oshima and Annette Michelson
    The New York Review of Books, October 8, 1992, pp. 40-42
  13. Bad Elements (2001)
    Ian Buruma
    Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  14. [+]
    The Bartered Bride (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    In Our Image, by Stanley Karnow
    1. In Our Image by Stanley Karnow
    2. Ermita by F. Sionil Jose
    The New York Review of Books, June 1, 1989, pp. 7-11
  15. [+]
    The Beginning of the End (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Moving the Mountain (1995 Film), by Michael Apted
    1. Moving the Mountain (1995 Film) by Michael Apted
    2. Neither Gods Nor Emperors by Craig Calhoun
    The New York Review of Books, December 21, 1995, pp. 4-9
  16. Behind the Mask (1984)
    Ian Buruma
    On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, and Other Japanes...
    3 Reviews
  17. [+]
    The Believer (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Hitch-22, by Christopher Hitchens
    1. Hitch-22 by Christopher Hitchens
    The New York Review of Books, July 15, 2010, pp. 6-11
  18. [+]
    Blood Libel (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Holocaust on Trial, by D.D. Guttenplan
    1. The Holocaust on Trial by D.D. Guttenplan
    2. Lying About Hitler by Richard J. Evans
    The New Yorker, April 16, 2001, pp. 82-86
  19. [+]
    Books: Getting to Know Zhou (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Eldest Son, by Suyin Han
    1. Eldest Son by Suyin Han
    2. Bitter Winds by Harry Wu and Carolyn Wakeman
    The New Yorker, May 23, 1994, pp. 96-100
  20. [+]
    Boys Will Be Boys (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Boy-Man, by Tim Jeal
    1. The Boy-Man by Tim Jeal
    The New York Review of Books, March 15, 1990, pp. 17-20
  21. Centerfold
    Ian Buruma
    The New Republic, April 3, 2000, p. 12
  22. China in Cyberspace
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, November 4, 1999, pp. 9-11
  23. The China Lover (2008)
    Ian Buruma
    1 Review
  24. [+]
    China Syndrome (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    An Insular Possession, by Timothy Mo
    1. An Insular Possession by Timothy Mo
    The New Republic, May 11, 1987, pp. 39-41
  25. The Critics
    [+]
    Chinese Whispers (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Private Life of Chairman Mao, by Zhi-Sui Li
    1. The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Zhi-Sui Li
    2. Deng Xiaoping: My Father by Deng Maomao
    The New Yorker, February 13, 1995, pp. 82-85
  26. [+]
    City of Dreadful Night (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The City of Joy, by Dominique Lapierre
    1. The City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre
    The New York Review of Books, May 29, 1986, pp. 19-21
  27. [+]
    Class Acts (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Ornamentalism, by David Cannadine
    1. Ornamentalism by David Cannadine
    The New Republic, September 24, 2001, pp. 37-38
  28. [+]
    A Critic At Large (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    War and Remembrance
    1. Peeling the Onion by Gunter Grass
    The New Yorker, September 18, 2006, pp. 81-85
  29. [+]
    The Cruelest War (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45, by Max Hastings
    1. Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 by Max Hastings
    The New York Review of Books, May 1, 2008, pp. 24-27
  30. [+]
    Desire in Berlin (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Kirchner and the Berlin Street, by Deborah Wye
    1. Kirchner and the Berlin Street by Deborah Wye
    The New York Review of Books, December 4, 2008, pp. 19-21
  31. [+]
    The Devils of Hiroshima (3 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Fallen Soldiers, by George L. Mosse
    1. Fallen Soldiers by George L. Mosse
    2. The Bomb by Makoto Oda
    3. The Genocidal Mentality by Robert Jay Lifton and Eric Markusen
    The New York Review of Books, October 25, 1990, pp. 15-19
  32. [+]
    Dimmer Lights, Smaller City (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Ransom, by Jay McInerney
    1. Ransom by Jay McInerney
    The New Republic, November 4, 1985, pp. 47-49
  33. [+]
    Divine Killer (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Mao: A Life, by Philip Short
    1. Mao: A Life by Philip Short
    2. Mao Zedong by Jonathan Spence
    The New York Review of Books, February 24, 2000, pp. 20-24
  34. [+]
    Don't Say Goodbye (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    East and West, by Christopher Patten
    1. East and West by Christopher Patten
    The New York Review of Books, September 24, 1998, pp. 16-19
  35. [+]
    The Double Life of Benazir Bhutto (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Daughter of Destiny, by Benazir Bhutto
    1. Daughter of Destiny by Benazir Bhutto
    The New York Review of Books, March 2, 1989, pp. 8-11
  36. [+]
    Down and Out in East Tokyo (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    San'ya Blues, by Edward Fowler#2
    1. San'ya Blues by Edward Fowler#2
    2. Molding Japanese Minds by Sheldon Garon
    The New York Review of Books, June 25, 1998, pp. 9-12
  37. [+]
    East Is West (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    A Gesture Life, by Chang-Rae Lee
    1. A Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee
    2. Waiting by Ha Jin
    The New York Review of Books, March 23, 2000, pp. 29-31
  38. [+]
    Ecstatic About Pearl Harbor (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    So Lovely a Country Will Never Perish, by Donald Keene
    1. So Lovely a Country Will Never Perish by Donald Keene
    The New York Review of Books, October 14, 2010, pp. 46-47
  39. [+]
    The English Novel Gets Laid (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Buddha of Suburbia, by Hanif Kureishi
    1. The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
    The New Republic, August 20, 1990, pp. 34-35
  40. An Exchange on Burma
    Edith T. Mirante, Benedict R. Anderson, and Robert M. Taylor, ...
    The New York Review of Books, March 26, 1987, pp. 50-51
  41. An Exchange on Ernst Junger
    Hilary Barr and Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, December 16, 1993, pp. 75-76
  42. [+]
    Fascinating Narcissism (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Leni, by Steven Bach
    1. Leni by Steven Bach
    2. Leni Riefenstahl: A Life by Jurgen Trimborn
    The New York Review of Books, June 14, 2007, pp. 49-52
  43. Fear and Loathing in Europe
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, October 17, 1996, pp. 55-60
  44. [+]
    Finest Hour Syndrome (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Downing Street Years, by Margaret Thatcher
    1. The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher
    2. The Anatomy of Thatcherism by Shirley Robin Letwin
    The New Republic, December 20, 1993, pp. 37-42
  45. Forum: Defining the New World Order
    Ian Buruma
    A Morality
    The Harpers Monthly, May 1991, pp. 61-62
  46. [+]
    Found Horizon (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Virtual Tibet, by Orville Schell
    1. Virtual Tibet by Orville Schell
    2. The Search for the Panchen Lama by Isabel Hilton
    The New York Review of Books, June 29, 2000, pp. 12-16
  47. [+]
    Freedom and Charm (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Isaiah Berlin: A Life, by Michael Ignatieff
    1. Isaiah Berlin: A Life by Michael Ignatieff
    The New Republic, November 16, 1998, pp. 32-35
  48. The Freedom to Offend
    Ian Buruma
    The New Republic, September 4, 2006, pp. 21-22
  49. [+]
    From Hirohito to Heimat (7 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    In the Name of Humanity, by Alain Finkielkraut
    1. In the Name of Humanity by Alain Finkielkraut
    2. Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988 Film) by Marcel Ophuls
    3. From Hitler to Heimat by Anton Kaes
    4. In Hitler's Shadow by Richard J. Evans
    5. What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? by Sabine Reichel
    6. The Other Nuremberg by Arnold C. Brackman
    7. Hirohito: Behind the Myth by Edward Behr
    The New York Review of Books, October 26, 1989, pp. 31-45
  50. [+]
    The Genius of Berlin (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980 Film), by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    1. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980 Film) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    The New York Review of Books, January 17, 2008, pp. 45-47
  51. [+]
    George Grosz's Amerika (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    George Grosz: Berlin-New York, by Peter-Klaus Schuster and George Grosz
    1. George Grosz: Berlin-New York by Peter-Klaus Schuster and George Grosz
    The New York Review of Books, July 13, 1995, pp. 24-28
  52. [+]
    Ghosts of Pearl Harbor (5 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Visions of Infamy, by William H. Honan
    1. Visions of Infamy by William H. Honan
    2. Pearl Harbor Ghosts by Thurston Clarke
    3. A Time for War by Robert Smith Thompson
    4. An Enemy Among Friends by Kiyoaki Murata
    5. Betrayal at Pearl Harbor by James Rusbridger and Eric Nave
    The New York Review of Books, December 19, 1991, pp. 9-14
  53. [+]
    God's Choice (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Gladstone, by Roy Jenkins
    1. Gladstone by Roy Jenkins
    The New York Review of Books, March 27, 1997, pp. 10-13
  54. God's Dust (1989)
    Ian Buruma
    A Modern Asian Journey
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  55. [+]
    Good Night, Sweet Princes (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Raj, by Gita Mehta
    1. Raj by Gita Mehta
    2. Maharaja by Andrew Robinson
    The New York Review of Books, May 18, 1989, pp. 9-12
  56. [+]
    The Gospel According to Paul (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Quest for God, by Paul Johnson
    1. The Quest for God by Paul Johnson
    The New Yorker, May 20, 1996, pp. 93-95
  57. [+]
    The Great Art of Embarrassment (3 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Writing Home, by Alan Bennett
    1. Writing Home by Alan Bennett
    2. The Madness of King George (1994 Film) by Nicholas Hytner
    3. The Madness of King George III by Alan Bennett
    The New York Review of Books, February 16, 1995, pp. 15-18
  58. Halle Postcard: Nazi Hunting
    Ian Buruma
    The Reich rises again. Sort of
    The New Republic, December 23, 1991, pp. 14-16
  59. [+]
    Hello to Berlin (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Faust's Metropolis, by Alexandra Richie
    1. Faust's Metropolis by Alexandra Richie
    2. Capital Dilemma by Michael Z. Wise
    The New York Review of Books, November 19, 1998, pp. 23-27
  60. [+]
    Holding Out in Hong Kong (5 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Kowloon Tong, by Paul Theroux
    1. Kowloon Tong by Paul Theroux
    2. Hong Kong Remembers by Sally Blyth and Ian Wotherspoon
    3. The Fall of Hong Kong by Mark Roberti
    4. Red Flag Over Hong Kong by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, David Newman, and Alvin Rabushka, ...
    5. The Hong Kong Advantage by Michael J. Enright, Edith E. Scott, and David Dodwell, ...
    The New York Review of Books, June 12, 1997, pp. 54-60
  61. [+]
    In the Empire of Islam (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Beyond Belief, by V.S. Naipaul
    1. Beyond Belief by V.S. Naipaul
    The New York Review of Books, July 16, 1998, pp. 8-11
  62. [+]
    India: The Perils of Democracy (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Idea of India, by Sunil Khilnani
    1. The Idea of India by Sunil Khilnani
    2. The Hindu Nationalist Movement in India by Christophe Jaffrelot
    The New York Review of Books, December 4, 1997, pp. 14-18
  63. [+]
    Indian Love Call (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Bengal Nights, by Mircea Eliade
    1. Bengal Nights by Mircea Eliade
    2. It Does Not Die by Maitreyi Devi
    The New York Review of Books, September 22, 1994, pp. 27-29
  64. Isamu Noguchi
    Ian Buruma
    Back to the Future
    The New York Review of Books, March 4, 1999, pp. 31-33
  65. [+]
    It Can't Happen Here (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Rising Sun, by Michael Crichton
    1. Rising Sun by Michael Crichton
    The New York Review of Books, April 23, 1992, pp. 3-4
  66. [+]
    Japan (3 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    In the Spirit World
    1. The Idea of Japan by Ian Littlewood
    2. A Zen Romance by Deborah Boliver Boehm
    3. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine by John K. Nelson
    The New York Review of Books, June 6, 1996, pp. 31-33
  67. [+]
    Japan Against Itself (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Blueprint for a New Japan, by Ichiro Ozawa
    1. Blueprint for a New Japan by Ichiro Ozawa
    The New York Review of Books, May 12, 1994, pp. 18-22
  68. [+]
    Japanese Lib (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Issue of War, by Christopher G. Thorne
    1. The Issue of War by Christopher G. Thorne
    The New York Review of Books, March 13, 1986, pp. 3-6
  69. The Joys and Perils of Victimhood
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, April 8, 1999, pp. 4-8
  70. [+]
    Just Say Noh (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Japan That Can Say No, by Shintaro Ishihara and Morita Akio
    1. The Japan That Can Say No by Shintaro Ishihara and Morita Akio
    The New York Review of Books, December 7, 1989, pp. 19-20
  71. The Critics
    [+]
    Kimworld (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader, by Bradley K. Martin
    1. Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader by Bradley K. Martin
    2. Rogue Regime by Jasper Becker
    The New Yorker, August 22, 2005, pp. 64-68
  72. [+]
    Korea: Shame & Chauvinism (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Prison Writings, by Kim Dae Jung
    1. Prison Writings by Kim Dae Jung
    The New York Review of Books, January 29, 1987, pp. 21-26
  73. [+]
    The Last Bengali Renaissance Man (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Unicorn Expedition, and Other Fantastic Tales of India, by Satyajit Ray
    1. The Unicorn Expedition, and Other Fantastic Tales of India by Satyajit Ray
    2. The Home and the World (1985 Film) by Satyajit Ray
    The New York Review of Books, November 19, 1987, pp. 12-16
  74. [+]
    The Last Days of Hong Kong (4 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Hong Kong Voices, by Gerd Balke
    1. Hong Kong Voices by Gerd Balke
    2. Kowtow! After Tianamen Square by William Shawcross
    3. City On the Rocks by Kevin Rafferty
    4. Hong Kong Countdown by George L. Hicks
    The New York Review of Books, April 12, 1990, pp. 41-46
  75. [+]
    The Last Laugh (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Thy Hand, Great Anarch!, by Nirad C. Chaudhuri
    1. Thy Hand, Great Anarch! by Nirad C. Chaudhuri
    The New York Review of Books, December 8, 1988, pp. 12-16
  76. [+]
    The Lessons of the Master (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The World Is What It Is, by Patrick French
    1. The World Is What It Is by Patrick French
    The New York Review of Books, November 20, 2008, pp. 22-27
  77. Letter from Amsterdam
    Ian Buruma
    Final Cut
    The New Yorker, January 3, 2005, pp. 26-32
  78. Letter from Amsterdam
    Ian Buruma
    Parade's End
    The New Yorker, December 7, 2009, pp. 36-41
  79. Letter From Malaysia
    Ian Buruma
    Eastern Promises
    The New Yorker, May 18, 2009, pp. 33-39
  80. Letter from North Korea: Following the Great Leader
    Ian Buruma
    Now that Kim Il Sung's paradise is crumbling, will his son be able to hang on to his cu...
    The New Yorker, September 19, 1994, pp. 66-75
  81. Letters
    Immanuel Wallerstein, Radu J. Bogdan, and Avraham Weiss, ...
    The New York Review of Books, December 21, 1989, pp. 66-72
  82. Letters
    William E. Krisel, Michael M. Thomas, and Lester G. Crocker, ...
    The New York Review of Books, June 28, 1990, pp. 60-64
  83. Letters
    Robert J. Lifton, Ian Buruma, and Booker C. Peck, ...
    The New York Review of Books, January 17, 1991, pp. 59-64
  84. Letters
    James Rusbridger, Ian Buruma, and Charlton Ogburn, ...
    The New York Review of Books, April 9, 1992, pp. 56-60
  85. Letters
    Pat Choate, Richard B. Pesikoff, Ian Buruma, and Pierre Encreve, ...
    The New York Review of Books, December 3, 1992, pp. 50-52
  86. Letters
    Claire DeSilver, Gore Vidal, Janadas Devan, and Ian Buruma, ...
    The New York Review of Books, June 6, 1996, pp. 65-68
  87. Letters
    Carma Hinton, Richard Gordon, and Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, May 9, 1996, p. 68
  88. Letters
    Thomas K. Landauer, James Fallows, and Alfred Sherman, ...
    The New York Review of Books, May 23, 1996, p. 69
  89. Letters
    Nicholas Hildyard, Glyn Ford, George Walden, and Ian Buruma, ...
    The New York Review of Books, January 9, 1997, pp. 56-60
  90. Letters
    Ian Buruma, Cynthia Ozick, Stephen Schwartz, and Noel Malcolm, ...
    The New York Review of Books, April 9, 1998, pp. 79-84
  91. Letters
    Jill-Elyse Grossvogel, Geraldine Norman, and Ralph Melnick, ...
    The New York Review of Books, May 28, 1998, pp. 53-56
  92. Letters
    Kishore Mahbubani, Ian Buruma, and Daniel Wikler, ...
    The New York Review of Books, September 23, 1999, pp. 80-84
  93. Letters
    Franklin Foer, Leon Wieseltier, and Donald J. Boudreaux, ...
    The New York Review of Books, December 21, 2006, pp. 102-104
  94. Letters
    Patrick French, Ian Buruma, Juliet Walker, and Joseph Woodward, ...
    The New York Review of Books, February 12, 2009, pp. 49-52
  95. [+]
    Living with Islam (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Beyond Terror and Martyrdom, by Gilles Kepel
    1. Beyond Terror and Martyrdom by Gilles Kepel
    2. The Fear of the Barbarians by Tzvetan Todorov
    The New York Review of Books, May 14, 2009, pp. 11-13
  96. Looking for the Center
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, May 27, 1993, pp. 41-42
  97. The Critics
    [+]
    Lost in Translation (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    From Babel to Dragomans, by Bernard Lewis
    1. From Babel to Dragomans by Bernard Lewis
    2. Resurrecting Empire by Rashid Khalidi
    The New Yorker, June 14, 2004, pp. 184-191
  98. [+]
    MacArthur's Children (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Embracing Defeat, by John W. Dower
    1. Embracing Defeat by John W. Dower
    The New York Review of Books, October 21, 1999, pp. 33-45
  99. [+]
    The Man Who Would Be King (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Singapore Story, by Lee Kuan Yew
    1. The Singapore Story by Lee Kuan Yew
    2. Can Asians Think? by Kishore Mahbubani
    The New York Review of Books, June 10, 1999, pp. 34-37
  100. Manchuria Letter
    Ian Buruma
    A Chinese Box
    The Harpers Monthly, June 1994, pp. 70-82
  101. [+]
    Marcos and Morality (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Waltzing with a Dictator, by Raymond Bonner
    1. Waltzing with a Dictator by Raymond Bonner
    The New York Review of Books, August 13, 1987, pp. 24-27
  102. The Missionary and the Libertine (2000)
    Ian Buruma
    Love and War in East and West
    1 Review
  103. [+]
    Mr. Natural (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The R. Crumb Handbook, by R. Crumb and Peter Poplaski
    1. The R. Crumb Handbook by R. Crumb and Peter Poplaski
    The New York Review of Books, April 6, 2006, pp. 28-31
  104. [+]
    Mrs. Thatcher's Revenge (3 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Path to Power, by Margaret Thatcher
    1. The Path to Power by Margaret Thatcher
    2. Letters from London by Julian Barnes
    3. The Disenchanted Isle by Charles Dellheim
    The New York Review of Books, March 21, 1996, pp. 22-26
  105. Murder in Amsterdam (2006)
    Ian Buruma
    The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
    5 Reviews, 1 Readable
  106. [+]
    The Mystery of Female Grace (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Kissing the Mask, by William T. Vollmann
    1. Kissing the Mask by William T. Vollmann
    The New York Review of Books, May 27, 2010, pp. 16-19
  107. 'The New War Over Hiroshima'
    Gar Alperovitz, Robert Jay Lifton, and Greg Mitchell, ...
    An Exchange
    The New York Review of Books, November 30, 1995, pp. 56-60
  108. [+]
    News of the Weird (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Factory of Facts, by Luc Sante
    1. The Factory of Facts by Luc Sante
    The New Republic, March 30, 1998, pp. 33-34
  109. [+]
    O So Uchi! (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Pictures from the Water Trade, by John David Morley
    1. Pictures from the Water Trade by John David Morley
    The New York Review of Books, July 18, 1985, pp. 18-19
  110. Occidentalism (2004)
    Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit
    The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  111. [+]
    Occupied Paris: The Sweet and the Cruel (7 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Journal of Helene Berr, by David Bellos and Helene Berr
    1. The Journal of Helene Berr by David Bellos and Helene Berr
    2. Journal, 1940-1950 by Philippe Jullian
    3. Resistance: Memoirs of Occupied France by Agnes Humbert
    4. Jean Cocteau by Claude Arnaud
    5. Collaboration and Resistance by Olivier Corpet and Claire Paulhan
    6. 1940-1945 Annees Erotiques~~Nineteen Forty to Nineteen Forty-Five Annees Erotiques by Patrick Buisson
    7. Les Parisiens Sous L'Occupation by Jean Baronnet
    The New York Review of Books, December 17, 2009, pp. 26-31
  112. The Olympics at Seoul
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, November 10, 1988, pp. 44-49
  113. On Harry Kessler's 'Diaries'
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, April 27, 2000, pp. 40-41
  114. On V.S. Naipaul
    Ian Buruma, Margaret Murray, and Paul Theroux
    An Exchange
    The New York Review of Books, January 15, 2009, p. 61
  115. Outsiders
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, April 9, 1992, pp. 15-19
  116. The Pax Axis
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, April 25, 1991, pp. 25-39
  117. Playing the Game (1991)
    Ian Buruma
    1 Review
  118. Postcard from Berlin: Gunter's Ghosts
    Ian Buruma
    The New Yorker, October 19, 1992, pp. 45-47
  119. Profile: Becoming Japanese
    Ian Buruma
    Haruki Murakami---the icy voice of Japan's generation X---had a revelation. Did he have...
    The New Yorker, December 23, 1996, pp. 60-71
  120. [+]
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    Ian Buruma
    Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era, Vol. I, by Donald Keene
    1. Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era, Vol. I by Donald Keene
    2. Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era, Vol. II by Donald Keene
    The New York Review of Books, September 26, 1985, pp. 36-38
  121. [+]
    Rambo-san (3 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985 Film), by Paul Schrader
    1. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985 Film) by Paul Schrader
    2. Ba-Ra-Kei by Yukio Mishima and Eikoh Hosoe
    3. Mishima: A Vision of the Void by Marguerite Yourcenar
    The New York Review of Books, October 10, 1985, pp. 15-17
  122. Readings
    Ian Buruma
    Anti-Semitism and the New Europe
    The Harpers Monthly, August 1990, pp. 26-27
  123. [+]
    Revenge in the Indies (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Hidden Force, by Louis Couperus
    1. The Hidden Force by Louis Couperus
    The New York Review of Books, August 11, 1994, pp. 30-32
  124. The Road from Mandalay
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, October 23, 1986, pp. 32-35
  125. The Romance of Exile
    Ian Buruma
    The New Republic, February 12, 2001, pp. 33-37
  126. [+]
    Royal Comedy (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Uncrowned King, by Stanley Weintraub
    1. Uncrowned King by Stanley Weintraub
    2. Mrs. Brown (1997 Film) by John Madden
    The New York Review of Books, October 9, 1997, pp. 4-6
  127. Royal Tragedy
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, October 9, 1997, p. 7
  128. [+]
    Saint Cory and the Yellow Revolution (3 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Snap Revolution, by James Fenton
    1. The Snap Revolution by James Fenton
    2. People Power: An Eyewitness History by Monina Allarey Mercado
    3. Crisis in the Philippines by John Bresnan
    The New York Review of Books, November 6, 1986, pp. 13-24
  129. [+]
    Samurai of Sweat (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Slugging It Out in Japan, by Warren Cromartie and Robert Whiting
    1. Slugging It Out in Japan by Warren Cromartie and Robert Whiting
    The New York Review of Books, September 26, 1991, pp. 40-42
  130. Selling Out Hong Kong
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, August 14, 1997, pp. 26-27
  131. Sex and Democracy in Taiwan
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, February 4, 1999, p. 15
  132. [+]
    Signs of Life (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    India: A Million Mutinies Now, by V.S. Naipaul
    1. India: A Million Mutinies Now by V.S. Naipaul
    The New York Review of Books, February 14, 1991, pp. 3-5
  133. [+]
    The Singapore Way (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    To Catch a Tartar, by Francis T. Seow
    1. To Catch a Tartar by Francis T. Seow
    2. Dare to Change by Soon Juan Chee
    The New York Review of Books, October 19, 1995, pp. 66-70
  134. [+]
    The Sky's the Limit (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    S, M, L, XL, by Rem Koolhaas, Bruce Mau, and Jennifer Sigler
    1. S, M, L, XL by Rem Koolhaas, Bruce Mau, and Jennifer Sigler
    The New York Review of Books, November 28, 1996, pp. 42-47
  135. [+]
    Soul Food (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Phantom Empire, by Geoffrey O'Brien
    1. The Phantom Empire by Geoffrey O'Brien
    The New York Review of Books, November 18, 1993, pp. 20-22
  136. [+]
    Spandau Ballet (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth, by Gitta Sereny
    1. Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth by Gitta Sereny
    The New Republic, November 13, 1995, pp. 33-37
  137. [+]
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    Ian Buruma
    Imelda Marcos, by Carmen Navarro Pedrosa
    1. Imelda Marcos by Carmen Navarro Pedrosa
    2. Corazon Aquino by Lucy Komisar
    The New York Review of Books, June 11, 1987, pp. 10-14
  138. [+]
    Sunrise, Sunset (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Jews in the Japanese Mind, by David G. Goodman and Masanori Miyazawa
    1. Jews in the Japanese Mind by David G. Goodman and Masanori Miyazawa
    The New Republic, March 20, 1995, pp. 34-37
  139. Taiwan's New Nationalists
    Ian Buruma
    Foreign Affairs, July 1996, pp. 77-91
  140. Taming the Gods (2010)
    Ian Buruma
    Religion and Democracy on Three Continents
    1 Review
  141. [+]
    Thailand: All the King's Men (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The King Never Smiles, by Paul M. Handley
    1. The King Never Smiles by Paul M. Handley
    The New York Review of Books, March 1, 2007, pp. 43-45
  142. [+]
    There's No Place Like Heimat (6 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Patterns of Childhood, by Christa Wolf
    1. Patterns of Childhood by Christa Wolf
    2. The Quest for Christa T by Christa Wolf
    3. No Place on Earth by Christa Wolf
    4. What Remains, and Other Stories by Christa Wolf
    5. Cassandra by Christa Wolf
    6. The Fourth Dimension by Christa Wolf
    The New York Review of Books, December 20, 1990, pp. 34-43
  143. Tibet Dienchanted
    Ian Buruma
    The New York Review of Books, July 20, 2000, pp. 22-25
  144. [+]
    The Tin Ear (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    My Century, by Gunter Grass
    1. My Century by Gunter Grass
    2. The German Century by Michael Sturmer
    The New Republic, January 31, 2000, pp. 31-35
  145. [+]
    Tokyo Boogie-Woogie (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Tokyo Rising, by Edward G. Seidensticker
    1. Tokyo Rising by Edward G. Seidensticker
    The New York Review of Books, June 28, 1990, pp. 14-15
  146. [+]
    Trading Places (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Looking at the Sun, by James Fallows
    1. Looking at the Sun by James Fallows
    The New Republic, April 18, 1994, pp. 32-37
  147. [+]
    The Twisted Art of Documentary (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today (1948 Film), by Stuart Schulberg, Sandra Schulberg, and...
    1. Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today (1948 Film) by Stuart Schulberg, Sandra Schulberg, and Josh Waletzky, ...
    2. A Film Unfinished (2010 Film) by Yael Hersonski
    The New York Review of Books, November 25, 2010, pp. 42-45
  148. [+]
    Two Cheers for Orientalism (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Chan's Great Continent, by Jonathan D. Spence
    1. The Chan's Great Continent by Jonathan D. Spence
    The New Republic, January 4, 1999, pp. 29-31
  149. [+]
    Us and Others (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    War Without Mercy, by John W. Dower
    1. War Without Mercy by John W. Dower
    The New York Review of Books, August 14, 1986, pp. 23-25
  150. The Wages of Guilt (1994)
    Ian Buruma
    Memories of War in Germany and Japan
    6 Reviews
  151. [+]
    The War Over the Bomb (5 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth, by Gar Al...
    1. The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth by Gar Alperovitz
    2. Writing Ground Zero by John Whittier Treat
    3. Hiroshima in America by Robert Jay Lifton and Greg Mitchell
    4. Code-Name Downfall by Thomas B. Allen and Norman Polmar
    5. Nagasaki Journey by Yosuke Yamahata and Rupert Jenkins
    The New York Review of Books, September 21, 1995, pp. 26-34
  152. [+]
    The Way They Live Now (12 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Naked (1993 Film), by Mike Leigh
    1. Naked (1993 Film) by Mike Leigh
    2. Life Is Sweet (1991 Film) by Mike Leigh
    3. High Hopes (1988 Film) by Mike Leigh
    4. Four Days in July (1985 Film) by Mike Leigh
    5. Meantime (1981 Film) by Mike Leigh
    6. Abigail's Party (1977 Film) by Mike Leigh
    7. Nuts in May (1976 Film) by Mike Leigh
    8. Bleak Moments (1971 Film) by Mike Leigh
    9. Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh
    10. Goose-Pimples by Mike Leigh
    11. Smelling a Rat by Mike Leigh
    12. Ecstasy by Mike Leigh
    The New York Review of Books, January 13, 1994, pp. 7-10
  153. [+]
    The Ways of Survival (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    A Feast in the Garden, by George Konrad
    1. A Feast in the Garden by George Konrad
    The New York Review of Books, July 16, 1992, pp. 11-12
  154. [+]
    The 'We' Generation (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Our Age, by Noel Annan
    1. Our Age by Noel Annan
    The New York Review of Books, May 30, 1991, pp. 13-16
  155. [+]
    We Japanese (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    My Life Between Japan and America, by Edwin O. Reischauer
    1. My Life Between Japan and America by Edwin O. Reischauer
    2. Made in Japan by Akio Morita, Edwin M. Reingold, and Mitsuko Shimomura, ...
    The New York Review of Books, March 12, 1987, pp. 16-18
  156. [+]
    Weeping Tears of Nostalgia (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Kitchen, by Banana Yoshimoto
    1. Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
    The New York Review of Books, August 12, 1993, pp. 29-30
  157. [+]
    'What Is There to Say?' (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Blooms of Darkness, by Aharon Appelfeld
    1. Blooms of Darkness by Aharon Appelfeld
    The New York Review of Books, April 29, 2010, pp. 23-24
  158. [+]
    What Keeps the Japanese Going? (6 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Imperialist Japan, by Michael Montgomery
    1. Imperialist Japan by Michael Montgomery
    2. Occupation by John Toland
    3. A Cultural History of Postwar Japan, 1945-1980 by Shunsuke Tsurumi
    4. Different People by Donald Richie
    5. Remaking Japan by Theodore Cohen and Herbert Passin
    6. The Japanese Educational Challenge by Merry White
    The New York Review of Books, March 17, 1988, pp. 39-43
  159. [+]
    What the Butler Saw (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    The Remains of the Day (1993 Film), by James Ivory
    1. The Remains of the Day (1993 Film) by James Ivory
    The New York Review of Books, December 16, 1993, pp. 39-41
  160. [+]
    Who Can Redeem Mother Filipinas? (3 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Sitting in Darkness, by David Haward Bain
    1. Sitting in Darkness by David Haward Bain
    2. Revolution in the Philippines by Fred Poole and Max Vanzi
    3. The Philippines After Marcos by Ronald James May and Francisco Nemenzo
    The New York Review of Books, January 16, 1986, pp. 27-32
  161. [+]
    Wilfred of Arabia (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Life of My Choice, by Wilfred Thesiger
    1. The Life of My Choice by Wilfred Thesiger
    2. Visions of a Nomad by Wilfred Thesiger
    The New York Review of Books, June 30, 1988, pp. 13-15
  162. [+]
    Will the Wall Come Tumbling Down? (4 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    Troubled Tiger, by Mark L. Clifford
    1. Troubled Tiger by Mark L. Clifford
    2. Uncertain Partners: Stalin, Mao, and the Korean War by Sergei N. Goncharov, John W. Lewis, and Xue Litai, ...
    3. Korea and the World by Young Whan Kihl
    4. Korean Unification by Amos A. Jordan
    The New York Review of Books, November 3, 1994, pp. 24-33
  163. [+]
    Wolf in Wolf's Clothing (Review)
    Ian Buruma
    Man Without A Face, by Markus Wolf and Anne McElvoy
    1. Man Without A Face by Markus Wolf and Anne McElvoy
    The New Republic, July 14, 1997, pp. 40-42
  164. [+]
    Workers & Warriors (2 Reviews)
    Ian Buruma
    The Fugitive, by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
    1. The Fugitive by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
    2. The Great World by David Malouf
    The New York Review of Books, July 19, 1990, pp. 43-45
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