The Red Pavilion
Author | : Robert van Gulik |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2010-11-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226849065 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226849066 |
Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Red Pavilion written by Robert van Gulik and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island, leads Judge Dee to investigate three deaths. Although he finally teases the true story from a tangled history of passion and betrayal, Dee is saddened by the perversion, corruption, and waste of the world "of flowers and willows" that thrives on prostitution.