Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee: An Authentic Eighteenth-century Chinese Detective Novel: Library Edition
This early Chinese detective story follows the celebrated Judge Dee as he tries to solve three baffling cases. His work takes him up and down the great silk routes and into ancient graveyards, where he consults the spirits of the dead.
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About the Author:
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Robert van Gulik (1910-1967) was born in the Netherlands. He was educated at the Universities of Leyden and Utrecht and served in the Dutch diplomatic service in China and Japan for many years. His interest in Asian languages and art led him to the discovery of Chinese detective novels and to the historical Judge Dee, who played an important role in the governance of Ming Dynasty China and inspired this novel. After translating Dee Goong An, van Gulik continued the adventures of Judge Dee in a number of original novels and stories.
This Chinese detective novel, based on a real magistrate, who lived c. 630-700 A.D., was written in the eighteenth century and reinterpreted in 1948 by Robert van Gulik (who later wrote his own series of Judge Dee mysteries). The audiobook hardly follows a Western mystery novel formula, but offers a glimpse of ancient Chinese society, illustrating the importance of rank and authority. Mark Bramhall reads with an appropriately formal air but relaxes when he portrays roadside ruffians and guilty widows. A particularly useful afterword explaining the book's structure--read by Yuri Rasovsky, who sounds like an avuncular Midwestern professor--should be listened to first. The afterword also explains the hilariously cheesy interlude (performed by Lorna Raver and Stephan Rudnicki) that represents the main characters' innermost motivations. R.M. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherBlackstone Pub
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1433288672
- ISBN 13 9781433288678
- BindingAudio Cassette
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