Articles liés à The Lacquer Screen: A Chinese Detective Story

The Lacquer Screen: A Chinese Detective Story - Couverture souple

Livre 9 sur 12: Judge Dee Mysteries

Van Gulik, Robert

 
9780226848679: The Lacquer Screen: A Chinese Detective Story
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0226848671 ISBN 13 : 9780226848679
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1992

Synopsis

A fiendishly clever, yet cozy entry in the much-loved mystery series starring Judge Dee, whom the Los Angeles Times ranked with Sherlock Holmes

Early in his career, Judge Dee visits a senior magistrate who shows him a beautiful lacquer screen on which a scene of lovers has been mysteriously altered to show the man stabbing his lover. The magistrate fears he is losing his mind and will murder his own wife. Meanwhile, a banker has inexplicably killed himself, and a lovely lady has allowed Dee's lieutenant, Chiao Tai, to believe she is a courtesan. Dee and Chiao Tai go incognito among a gang of robbers to solve this mystery, and find the leader of the robbers is more honorable than the magistrate.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

Robert van Gulik (1910-67) was a Dutch diplomat and an authority on Chinese history and culture. His many works include sixteen Judge Dee mysteries, a study of the gibbon in China, and two books on the Chinese lute.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
University of Chicago Press
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0226848671
ISBN 13 
9780226848679
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
194
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible