The willow pattern

Robert van Gulik

first published 1965 Lian pu chu ban, 2002 246 pages

Di gong an — book 13

Judge Dee has been appointed emergency governor of the plague- and drought-ridden Imperial City. As his guards help the city fend off a popular uprising, an aristocrat from one of the oldest families in China suffers an "accident" in a deserted mansion. In The Willow Pattern, the illustrious judge uses his trademark expertise to unravel the mysteries of the nobleman, a shattered vase, and a dead bondmaid. Along the w...

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Liu yuan tu qi an edition · 2002 · Lian pu chu ban · 246 pages
Peĭzazh s ivami edition · 2001 · Amfora · 253 pages
The willow pattern edition · 1993 · University of Chicago Press · 183 pages · 9780226848754

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