2006
First Published
3.72
Average Rating
278
Number of Pages
Traces the murder of the controversial Dutch filmmaker and great-grandnephew of Vincent van Gogh by an angry Muslim immigrant's son who promptly committed ritual suicide, describing how the event sent shock waves throughout Europe and tested the boundaries of the secular west's tolerance of other cultures.
Avg Rating
3.72
Number of Ratings
1,745
5 STARS
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Author
Ian Buruma
Author · 20 books
Ian Buruma is a British-Dutch writer and academic, much of whose work focuses on the culture of Asia, particularly that of 20th-century Japan, where he lived and worked for many years.
