> The Judge Dee mysteries are also interesting--although I'm
 > uncertain as to
 > their authorship.  I'm not sure whether they were all written
 > by Van Gulik
 > in the 20th century, or were Chinese tales which he translated,
 > or are a
 > combination of the two--some he translated and some he wrote
 > himself.
 
There is one Judge Dee tale which Van Gulik translated -- all the rest he 
wrote himself.  The original Chinese tale was published once by Dover books; 
Gulik's own tales have recently been reprinted in a handsome new uniform 
edition from University of Chicago Press.  We have the UChicago books in 
stock; anybody who can't find them and wants them can send me e-mail.
 
Great stuff, highly recommended.
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