He never moralises, never judges those whose stories he records — yet the book is rooted in a deep moral vision, a Judaic vision: the sanctity of individual human life.

Imagine Ballard and Houellebecq teaming up on a Grand Tour, and you will have some idea of just how vivid, urgent and unsettling this superbly written book is. * Tom Holland *

His first book, Fragile Empire (2013), a study of Vladimir Putin's Russia, was published by Yale University Press. [21] [22] His second book, This Is London, was published by Picador in 2016. The book was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction 2016 and shortlisted for the Ryszard [23] Kapuscinski Award for Literary Reportage 2019. [24]

Judah, Ben (October 2009). "Moscow: Putin's Empire Strikes Out". Standpoint Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016 . Retrieved 19 February 2016.Vivid, urgent and unsettling' - Tom Holland, author of How the Christian Revolution Remade the World Judah, Ben (2 April 2017). "Exclusive interview: Emmanuel Macron on Brexit, le Pen and the teacher who became his wife". The Sunday Times.