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Robert van Gulik

Born

in Zutphen, Netherlands

August 09, 1910

Died

September 24, 1967

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, History, Nonfiction

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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.

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Average rating: 4.05 · 28,312 ratings · 2,170 reviews · 175 distinct works • Similar authors

	Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee 3.92 avg rating — 2,659 ratings — published 1949 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chinese Gold Murders 3.94 avg rating — 2,119 ratings — published 1959 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chinese Maze Murders 4.12 avg rating — 1,994 ratings — published 1951 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunted Monastery 4.01 avg rating — 1,934 ratings — published 1961 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chinese Bell Murders 4.08 avg rating — 1,877 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 1,816 ratings — published 1960 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Pavilion 4.06 avg rating — 1,573 ratings — published 1961 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lacquer Screen 4.05 avg rating — 1,532 ratings — published 1962 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chinese Nail Murders 4.15 avg rating — 1,492 ratings — published 1961 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emperor's Pearl 4.07 avg rating — 1,361 ratings — published 1963 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Judge Dee (17 books)
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Les aventures du juge Ti (5 books)
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“Though everything will seem dark to you now, remember that even behind the darkest clouds of night there shines the moon of dawn.”
― Robert van Gulik, Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories

tags: inspirational

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“Yau proposed another round, then asked: 'Is it true that to the west of the Khalif's domain there live white-skinned people, with blue eyes and yellow hair?'

'There can't be men like that!' Chiao Tai protested. 'Must be ghosts or devils!'(49)”
― Robert van Gulik, Murder in Canton

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“Justice outweighs human life.”
― Robert van Gulik, The Chinese Bell Murders

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