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Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery
Robert Van Gulik
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Description for Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery
Paperback. In his attempts to solve three perplexing murders, Judge Dee uncovers a plot to take over key positions in the Tang government. Num Pages: 216 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226848747
SKU
V9780226848747
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Ref
99-50
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