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Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An) (Detective Stories) (Unabridged Edition) by Robert Van Gulik (Translator) Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1976 ISBN-10: 0-486-23337-5 / 0486233375 ISBN-13: 978-0-486-23337-6 / 9780486233376 Long before Western writers had even conceived the idea of writing detective stories, the Chinese had developed a long tradition of literary works that chronicled the cases of important district magistrates. These judges held a unique position. As "fathers to the people" they were at once judge and |