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The Red Pavilion
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- Book Synopsis
- Three fiendish murders challenge the beloved detective Judge Dee, whom the Los Angeles Times ranked with Sherlock Holmes A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island, leads Judge Dee to investigate three deaths. Although he finally teases the true story from a tangled history of passion and betrayal, Dee is saddened by the perversion, corruption, and waste of the world "of flowers and willows" that thrives on prostitution.
- About The Author
- 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.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780226848730
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press, (01 May 1994)
- Number of Pages
- 173
- Weight
- 172 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 203 x 133 x 18 mm
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