NECKLACE AND CALABASH, Robert Van Gulik, 1992, Judge Dee, Good condition

Description: NECKLACE AND CALABASH by Robert Van Gulik The University of Chicago Press,1996Product InformationBrought 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 IdentifiersPublisherUniversity of Chicago PressISBN-100226848701ISBN-139780226848709 Product Key FeaturesBook TitleNecklace and Calabash : a Chinese Detective StoryAuthorRobert H. Van GulikFormatPaperbackLanguageEnglishTopicMystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective / General, HistoricalPublication Year1992GenreFictionNumber of Pages144 PagesDimensionsItem Length7in.Item Height0.5in.Item Width4.75in.Item Weight6.6 OzAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberPr9130.9Table of ContentIllustrations 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 GourdCopyright Date1967Target AudienceTradeLccn92-022803Dewey Decimal823IllustratedYesPOSTAGE/HANDLING: FREE, USPS Media Mail anywhere in the USA. Please contact me by email for rates outside the USA.PAYMENT: PayPal only. If you have not paid or contacted me within 7 days after the close of the auction, your bid will be weeded from the library (canceled) by Head Librarian E. Bay while the book will go back into cyberspace to find another buyer (re-listed) . NO RETURNS! This sale is final and as is. The book is Like New & will grace any murder mystery fan's library. Thanks for your attention and bid!

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