Poisoned Bride and Other Judge Dee Mysteries
2001
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4.31
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Judge Dee, detective extraodinaire and hero of this 18th century Chinese novel, was a real magistrate and statesman of the Tang dynasty (618-907 a.d.). More than 200 years ago, an anomymous author wrote this tale of Judge Dee's legendary detective skills under the title Dee Goong An, or "Criminal Cases Solved by Judge Dee." Dutch author Robert van Gulik translated the work from the Chinese for the enjoyment of 20th century European readers.
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Author
Robert van Gulik
Author · 30 books
Robert Hans van Gulik was a Dutch diplomat best known for his Judge Dee stories. His first published book, The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee, was a translation of an eighteenth-century Chinese murder mystery by an unknown author; he went on to write new mysteries for Judge Dee, a character based on a historical figure from the seventh century. He also wrote academic books, mostly on Chinese history.
