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 Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee / Dee Goong An (Judge Dee Mysteries #1).

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 Emperor's Pearl (Judge Dee Mysteries #10).

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

List of Judge Dee Mysteries Series in Chronological Order

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

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Robert van Gulik Anthologies in Publication Order

Robert van Gulik: Biography

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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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 novel 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 Scrapbook for Chinese Collectors (a short story) on December 25th, 2006.

How many books has Robert van Gulik written?

Robert van Gulik has written 26 books. 17 books in the Judge Dee Mysteries Series, 1 Standalone Novel, 8 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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