Necklace and Calabash
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Robert van Gulik |
|---|---|
| Series | Judge Dee |
| Genre | Gong'an fiction, Mystery, Detective novel, Crime |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 144 |
| OCLC | 26129085 |
| 823 20 | |
| LC Class | PR9130.9.G8 N43 1992 |
| Preceded by | Judge Dee at Work |
| Followed by | Poets and Murder |
Necklace and Calabash is a gong'an detective novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (roughly speaking the Tang dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700.
The book features eight illustrations by the author.
Necklace and Calabash was the last Judge Dee novel published during van Gulik's lifetime. One more book, Poets and Murder was published after his death. Necklace and Calabash is very highly regarded of all the Judge Dee mysteries.