I want more Judge Dee audio books on audio please. I wish today's justice were as scrupulous.
I imagine corruption of justice occurred anyway among lesser officials but if you followed the rules, you would be very careful. I found it very moving that the rule at the time-which Judge Dee was prepared to follow-was that if a prisoner was tortured and turned out to be innocent, the judge and his officers were to be executed in the prisoner's place. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? I liked the old guard who showed Judge Dee and his other officers to Turnip Pass. Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite? I read these books in paper before taking a Chinese History class and found that the information on ancient Chinese culture contained in the stories was great preparation for the class. The explanation of how these stories are converted to suit Western tastes is fascinating. The most wonderful thing about these books though is not just that the stories are great mysteries, the atmosphere is evoked so well and the characters so memorable, but that it is based on a real historical person and the real ancient Chinese entertainment form of detective stories.
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And the Chinese practically invented paranormal mysteries! They are full of dreams and ghosts and visions of the afterlife. The judge switched from case to case and they all seemed unrelated and insoluble, but in the end, although the crimes occurred over great distances at times, they seemed to all fit together into an intricate pattern. If you could sum up Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An) in three words, what would they be?Ĭross-Cultural, Complicated, Clever- add Chinese!ĭid the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?