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Van Gulik Necklace and Calabash – A Chinese Detective Story (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Necklace and Calabash : a Chinese Detective Story
- Publication Name
- Necklace and Calabash – A Chinese Detective Story
- Title
- Necklace and Calabash – A Chinese Detective Story
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0226848701
- EAN
- 9780226848709
- ISBN
- 9780226848709
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
- Release Year
- 1992
- Release Date
- 01/12/1992
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 7.9in
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 6.8 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1992
- Number of Pages
- 152 Pages
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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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226848701
ISBN-13
9780226848709
eBay Product ID (ePID)
68432
Product Key Features
Book Title
Necklace and Calabash : a Chinese Detective Story
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
Publication Year
1992
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
152 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
6.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pr9130.9
Table of Content
Illustrations The captain shows Judge Dee a map The Third Princess grants an audience The second meeting with Master Gourd The judge catches a perch The innkeeper tells Mr. Lang about a letter Judge Dee scrubs his boot with unnecessary vigour The Chief Eunuch shows Judge Dee a rare orchid The last meeting with Master Gourd
Copyright Date
1992
Lccn
92-022803
Dewey Decimal
823
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
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