Robert Van Gulik wrote several books featuring the T'ang dynasty judge (who served as investigator, prosecutor, judge and jury in criminal cases) Dee, _The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee_ an anomaly - here Van Gulik has only translated (and mercifully edited- the original would be two volumes) an 18th century novel loosely based on the real-life person of Dee. Don't let this dissuade you - the story and Van Gulik's preface - are superb. Reading the preface is critical. I'm so glad I did (I typically don't), as Van Gulik explains not only the numerous differences between Chinese mysteries and Western mysteries (most significanly is the supernatural element: as in _Hamlet_, ghosts implicate their nefarious ends, and in a brief interlude written in the form of a play) In his translation and editing, however, many of the elements common to Chinese mysteries have been edited out (moralizing lectures, voluminous end notes and long biographies of characters and the like) making the novel flow much more smoothly to western readers.
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Even with these accomodations, the cases give a detailed sense of what the criminal justice system was like in T'ang China (618 - 907) and what the daily life of a magistrate must have been like as well as a glimpse of the various strata of Chinese society. Towards these ends, there are three mysteries here, the crimes investigated more or less simultaneously: a double-murder of silk merchants, a crime of passion, and the death of a bride on her marriage night. The mysteries themselves are excellent - each is different in solution and character, and Dee is fascinating to witness as he pits his considerable intellect against the wrong-doers. For fans (like myself) of a good detective story, _The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee_ off something unique and different that is wholly enjoyable. Sinophiles and those interested in medieval China will also find much to like here as well. Highly recommended, as are those mysteries written by Van Gulik featuring the intrepid Judge Dee.
Well, I thought I'd settle in this evening and start an interesting novel that tells a mystery story from another age and culture. Sadly, not happenin'. The book I received definitely has the correct cover and back representng the book I thought I ordered---but the contents is a book with the title 'Advanced Trigonometry' written in 1930 and re-republished in 2003.
Bmp2cnc 2 71 Keygen Idm. I read the preface, apparently the author felt there was a paucity of math books in the UK in 1930. Nice to know, but not what I ordered. Robert Van Gulik wrote several books featuring the T'ang dynasty judge (who served as investigator, prosecutor, judge and jury in criminal cases) Dee, _The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee_ an anomaly - here Van Gulik has only translated (and mercifully edited- the original would be two volumes) an 18th century novel loosely based on the real-life person of Dee.