Chinese Mysteries




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ClassGraphic Mysteries and detective fiction are usually thought of as the inventions of Edgar Allan Poe, but they have been popular in China for over a thousand years! Our study group will look at Chinese mysteries and, through them, the Chinese people in different times and places. We begin with Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee, an 18th century Chinese novel set in the 7th century Tang Dynasty, translated by Robert van Gulik (Dover Publications, 1976). Then we fast forward to modern China in 1928 with Death in Shanghai by M. J. Lee (HQ, 2017). We stay in Shanghai but move to the 1990s in Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong (Soho Crime, 2003), and end in modern day Hong Kong with Second Sister by Chan Ho-Kei (Head of Zeus, 2020). Any edition of the books may be used, and all are available in hard copy, ebook, and audiobook from the library and online. Join us as we explore these mysteries and gain insights into Chinese culture and society!
 

Class Details

14 Session(s)
Weekly - Mon

Location
500 Davis Center

Instructor
Multiple

Tuition: 

$0.00

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Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
3/2/2026 - 6/8/2026 Weekly - Mon 01:15 PM - 03:15 PM Evanston, 500 Davis Center  Map Roberta Rakove  ; Bev Snell  ; Chuck Hayford  ; Angela Pisano 

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