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Brought back into print in the 1990s to wide acclaim, re-designed new editions of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee Mysteries are now available.
Written by a Dutch diplomat and scholar during the 1950s and 1960s, these lively and historically accurate mysteries have entertained a devoted following for decades. Set during the T'ang dynasty, they feature Judge Dee, a brilliant and cultured Confucian magistrate disdainful of personal luxury and corruption, who cleverly selects allies to help him navigate the royal courts, politics, and ethnic tensions in imperial China. Robert van Gulik modeled Judge Dee on a magistrate of that name who lived in the seventh century, and he drew on stories and literary conventions of Chinese mystery writing dating back to the Sung dynasty to construct his ingenious plots.
Necklace and Calabash finds Judge Dee returning to his district of Poo-yang, where the peaceful town of Riverton promises a few days' fishing and relaxation. Yet a chance meeting with a Taoist recluse, a gruesome body fished out of the river, strange guests at the Kingfisher Inn, and a princess in distress thrust the judge into one of the most intricate and baffling mysteries of his career.
An expert on the art and erotica as well as the literature, religion, and politics of China, van Gulik also provides charming illustrations to accompany his engaging and entertaining mysteries.
Written by a Dutch diplomat and scholar during the 1950s and 1960s, these lively and historically accurate mysteries have entertained a devoted following for decades. Set during the T'ang dynasty, they feature Judge Dee, a brilliant and cultured Confucian magistrate disdainful of personal luxury and corruption, who cleverly selects allies to help him navigate the royal courts, politics, and ethnic tensions in imperial China. Robert van Gulik modeled Judge Dee on a magistrate of that name who lived in the seventh century, and he drew on stories and literary conventions of Chinese mystery writing dating back to the Sung dynasty to construct his ingenious plots.
Necklace and Calabash finds Judge Dee returning to his district of Poo-yang, where the peaceful town of Riverton promises a few days' fishing and relaxation. Yet a chance meeting with a Taoist recluse, a gruesome body fished out of the river, strange guests at the Kingfisher Inn, and a princess in distress thrust the judge into one of the most intricate and baffling mysteries of his career.
An expert on the art and erotica as well as the literature, religion, and politics of China, van Gulik also provides charming illustrations to accompany his engaging and entertaining mysteries.
About the Author
Robert Van Gulik (1910-67) was a Dutch diplomat and an authority on Chinese history and culture. He drew his plots from the whole body of Chinese literature, especially from the popular detective novels that first appeared in the seventeenth century.
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When Judge Dee has ridden for another hour through the hushed, dripping forest he halted his horse and cast a worried look at the dense foliage overhead. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
obese eunuch, ten gold bars, evening rice, yellow roll, lattice screen, marble bridge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tai Min, Master Gourd, Captain Siew, Chief Eunuch, Colonel Kang, Water Palace, Third Princess, Lady Hydrangea, Nine Clouds, Doctor Liang, Ten Miles Village, Lang Liu, Golden Bridge, Imperial Inquisitor, Honourable Kuo, Imperial Guard, Red League, Uncle Wei, Wei Cheng New!
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When Judge Dee has ridden for another hour through the hushed, dripping forest he halted his horse and cast a worried look at the dense foliage overhead. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
obese eunuch, ten gold bars, evening rice, yellow roll, lattice screen, marble bridge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tai Min, Master Gourd, Captain Siew, Chief Eunuch, Colonel Kang, Water Palace, Third Princess, Lady Hydrangea, Nine Clouds, Doctor Liang, Ten Miles Village, Lang Liu, Golden Bridge, Imperial Inquisitor, Honourable Kuo, Imperial Guard, Red League, Uncle Wei, Wei Cheng New!
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- The Chinese Bell Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story by Robert Van Gulik in Front Matter
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- The Chinese Nail Murders (Judge Dee Mysteries) by Robert van Gulik in Front Matter
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- The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery by Robert van Gulik in Front Matter
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- Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories (Judge Dee Mysteries) by Robert van Gulik in Front Matter
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