Robert van Gulik

Robert van Gulik

Robert van Gulik was born in Zutphen, Netherlands on August 9th, 1910 and passed away at the age of 57 on September 24th, 1967.

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Robert van Gulik Stats: The highest rated book by Robert van Gulik on Book Notification is The Chinese Bell Murders, the 2nd novel in the Judge Dee Mysteries series. The second-highest rated book is The Chinese Maze Murders (Judge Dee Mysteries #8).

The most read book by Robert van Gulik on Book Notification is Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee / Dee Goong An, the first novel in the Judge Dee Mysteries series. The second most read book is The Chinese Maze Murders (Judge Dee Mysteries #8).

Below is a complete list of Robert van Gulik books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Robert van Gulik is the Judge Dee Mysteries Series.

List of Judge Dee Mysteries Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
5
Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee / Dee Goong An
1949
Go
2
9
The Chinese Bell Murders
1958
Go
3
The Chinese Gold Murders
1959
Go
4
8
The Chinese Lake Murders
1960
Go
5
8
The Chinese Nail Murders
1961
Go
6
The Haunted Monastery
1961
Go
7
The Red Pavilion
1961
Go
8
8
The Chinese Maze Murders
1962
Go
9
8
The Lacquer Screen
1962
Go
10
6
The Emperor's Pearl
1963
Go
11
The Monkey and The Tiger
1965
Go
12
The Phantom of the Temple
1965
Go
13
The Willow Pattern
1965
Go
14
8
Murder in Canton
1966
Go
15
Judge Dee at Work
1967
Go
16
8
Necklace and Calabash
1967
Go
17
Poets and Murder / The Fox-Magic Murders
1968
Go

List of Judge Dee Mysteries Series in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
5
Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee / Dee Goong An
1949
Go
2
The Chinese Gold Murders
1959
Go
3
8
The Lacquer Screen
1962
Go
4
Judge Dee at Work
1967
Go
5
8
The Chinese Lake Murders
1960
Go
6
The Monkey and The Tiger
1965
Go
7
The Haunted Monastery
1961
Go
8
9
The Chinese Bell Murders
1958
Go
9
The Red Pavilion
1961
Go
10
6
The Emperor's Pearl
1963
Go
11
Poets and Murder / The Fox-Magic Murders
1968
Go
12
8
Necklace and Calabash
1967
Go
13
8
The Chinese Maze Murders
1962
Go
14
The Phantom of the Temple
1965
Go
15
8
The Chinese Nail Murders
1961
Go
16
The Willow Pattern
1965
Go
17
8
Murder in Canton
1966
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Given Day
1986
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Sexual Life in Ancient China
1961
Go
2
The Lore of the Chinese Lute: An Essay on the Ideology of the Ch'in
1969
Go
3
Crime and Punishment in Ancient China
1979
Go
4
Chinese Pictorial Art
1981
Go
5
Erotic Colour Prints of the Ming Period
1989
Go
6
John Searle and his Critics (With: Ernest Lepore)
1991
Go
7
Siddham
2001
Go
8
Scrapbook for Chinese Collectors
2006
Go

List of Chicago Shorts Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
What Every Novelist Needs to Know about Narrators (By: Wayne C. Booth)
2012
Go
2
Hagfish Slime and Lobster Rolls (By: Ellen Prager)
2013
Go
3
Murder in Ancient China
2013
Go
4
We All Feel (By: Barbara J. King)
2013
Go
5
The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections (By: Robert S. Erikson)
2014
Go
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List of Robert van Gulik Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Historical Whodunits
1993
Go
2
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
2000
Go
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Robert van Gulik

Robert van Gulik (Robert Hans Van Gulik) was born on August 9th, 1910. Robert passed away September 24th, 1967 at 57 years old. Robert van Gulik was born in Zutphen, Netherlands.

Robert van Gulik was the author of the Judge Dee Mysteries series which consists of 17 novels. The Judge Dee Mysteries series started in 1949 with the novel Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee / Dee Goong An. The most recently released novel in the Judge Dee Mysteries series was Poets and Murder / The Fox-Magic Murders which was released in 1968. There are no upcoming novels for the Judge Dee Mysteries series.

Robert van Gulik (Robert Hans Van Gulik) also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 8 books including Sexual Life in Ancient China and The Lore of the Chinese Lute: An Essay on the Ideology of the Ch'in.

Robert van Gulik made a lone appearance on the Japanese Honkaku Mystery Best 10 international list. It was for his Judge Dee novel The Willow Pattern, which was included at #10 on the 2006 top ten list.

Robert van Gulik: Awards & Accolades

van Gulik's book, Murder in Canton was nominated for the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 1966.

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  4. Richard Osman, author of the Thursday Murder Club Series.
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Robert van Gulik: F.A.Q

When was Robert van Gulik Born?

Robert van Gulik was born on August 9th, 1910.

When did Robert van Gulik die?

Robert van Gulik died on September 24th, 1967 at 57 years old.

Where was Robert van Gulik Born?

Robert van Gulik was born in Zutphen, Netherlands.

What was the first book Robert van Gulik wrote?

The first book written by Robert van Gulik was Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee / Dee Goong An, published in 1949.

What was the most recent book Robert van Gulik wrote?

His most recently released work was Murder in Ancient China (a short story) on December 13th, 2013.

How many books has Robert van Gulik written?

Robert van Gulik has written 27 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 17 books in the Judge Dee Mysteries Series, 1 Standalone Novel, 8 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Chicago Shorts Series.

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