Yunte HUANG. Robert Hans van Gulik and the Reinvention of Chinese Detective Novel[J]. JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF JINAN (Social Science Edition), 2020,30(5):41-54.
Yunte HUANG. Robert Hans van Gulik and the Reinvention of Chinese Detective Novel[J]. JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF JINAN (Social Science Edition), 2020,30(5):41-54.DOI:
This article discusses how the famous Dutch sinologist and novelist Robert Hans van Gulik rebuilt Chinese detective novels with influence from both Chinese and Western cultures and literary traditions. From the perspectives of supernatural elements
torture
sex
illustration
and narrative art
it analyzes the complex relationship between Robert Hans van Gulik and Chinese literature
and illustrates a successful case of Chinese culture going global.