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Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An) by Robert H. Van Gulik (1976, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486233375
ISBN-139780486233376
eBay Product ID (ePID)152240707
Product Key Features
Book TitleCelebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An)
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1976
TopicHistorical, Mystery & Detective / General
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorRobert H. Van Gulik
Book SeriesDover Literature: Crime/Mystery/Thriller Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN76-005059
Dewey Decimal895.1/3/4
Edition DescriptionReprint,New Edition
SynopsisAuthentic 18th-century Chinese detective novels. Dee and associates solve 3 interlocked cases: The Case of the Double Murder at Dawn, The Case of the Strange Corpse, and The Case of the Poisoned Bride ., Long before Western writers had even conceived the idea of writing detective stories, the Chinese had developed a long tradition of literary works that chronicled the cases of important district magistrates. These judges held a unique position. As "fathers to the people" they were at once judge and detective, responsible for all aspects of keeping the peace and for discovering, capturing, and punishing criminals. One of the most celebrated historical magistrates was Judge Dee, who lived in the seventh century A.D. This book, written in the eighteenth century by a person well versed in the Chinese legal code, chronicles three of Judge Dee's most celebrated cases, interwoven to form a novel. A double murder among traveling merchants, the fatal poisoning of a bride on her wedding night, and an unsolved murder in a small town under Judge Dee's jurisdiction -- these are the crimes. They take Judge Dee up and down the great silk routes, through clever disguises, into ancient graveyards where he consults the spirits of the dead, and through some clever deduction. After translating Dee Goong An, Robert Van Gulik continued the adventures of Judge Dee in fiction he wrote himself. This, however is the only place where you can find the originals of Judge Dee, the venerable Sergeant Hoong, the treacherous Ma Joong, and the other members of Dee's detective force. As the first publication of Dee Goong An in the United States, this edition makes these cases accessible for the first time. While the cases are superb for reading, they also show the Chinese system of law enforcement and legal proceedings (which are quite different from Western forms). Van Gulik has provided a thorough introduction and appendix with much information on Chinese detective novels, the Chinese system of justice, and particularly relevant aspects of Chinese law that play a part in these stories., Authentic 18th-century Chinese detective novels. Dee and associates solve 3 interlocked cases: The Case of the Double Murder at Dawn, The Case of the Strange Corpse, and The Case of the Poisoned Bride. 9 illustrations.
LC Classification NumberPZ3.W953CE
