GULIK , ROBERT VAN / VAN GULIK, ROBERT — The Chinese Maze Murders
Prima edizione
University of Chicago Press 1969 First ed XIII + 321 p., b&w drawings in Chinese style by author SOFTCOVER: (Paperback. VERY GOOD) RARE original first edition. "The Judge Dee stories are certainly the finest ethnographic detective novels in English. The have been widely acclaimed for their originality, skillful plotting and characterizations. They are also fascinating for the vivid pictures they give of Chinese life …" - Pederson (ed), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers (4th ed.), pp. 1009-10. "… they are … superb historical set pieces, offering graphic portraits of daily life in medieval China." - Pronzini & Muller, 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 808-9.
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Numero libro:
13487
€34.81 ($38.37 | £29.04 | ¥6,128)