About “The Phantom of the Temple”
The Phantom of the Temple is a 1966 gong'an detective novel written by Robert van Gulik, set in Imperial China. It is a work of fiction based on the real historical figure of Judge Dee, a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court who lived roughly from 630 to 700. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1966