by Robert van Gulik · Barral Editores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788421172674
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«La perla del emperador» is the Chinese crime novel by Robert van Gulik, published by Barral Editores in paperback (183 pages, in Spanish).
In seventh-century China, Judge Di of the Tang dynasty investigates several crimes during the traditional boat race on the river; the murder of a drummer weaves a plot involving sadomasochism, prostitution, the legend of an imperial jewel, the antiquities trade and macabre rural traditions.
1973 edition in the Serie Negra 24 Policial collection. In the chronological order of the Judge Di series it ranks 10th; the English original was titled «The Emperor's Pearl» (1963).
For readers of crime fiction, historical mystery and settings in classical China.
Robert Hans van Gulik was a Dutch orientalist, diplomat, musician, and writer, best known for the Judge Dee historical mysteries, the protagonist of which he borrowed from the 18th-century Chinese detective novel Dee Goong An.
