Robert Van Gulik
Robert van Gulik (1910-67) was a Dutch diplomat who spent almost all of his life in the Far East, and was an authority on Chinese history and culture. His many works include sixteen Judge Dee mysteries, set in Tang Dynasty China, a study of the gibbon in China and two books on the Chinese lute.
Robert van Gulik (1910-67) was a Dutch diplomat who spent almost all of his life in the Far East, and was an authority on Chinese history and culture. His many works include sixteen Judge Dee mysteries, set in Tang Dynasty China, a study of the gibbon in China and two books on the Chinese lute. See less
Robert Van Gulik's Featured Books
Robert Van Gulik book reviews
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Chinese Nail Murders
Murder in Imperial China
by Jimnew, Sep 27, 2007
The Chinese Nail Murders is one of a series of great books written by Robert Van Gulik about the workings of the justice system in ancient China.
Van Gulik was an oriental scholar, and Dutch ... Read More
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The Chinese Gold Murders
val Gulik
Robert van Gulik is a unique writer. He extremely learned Dutch diplomat whose grasp of English, although sometimes rather Shakespearean, is far superior to most recent writers.
But, aside from his ... Read More
