The Emperor's Pearl
First UK edition | |
| Author | Robert van Gulik |
|---|---|
| Series | Judge Dee |
| Genre | Gong'an fiction, Mystery, Detective novel, Chinese crime fiction |
| Publisher | Heinemann (UK) Scribner (US) |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 184 |
| Preceded by | The Haunted Monastery |
| Followed by | The Monkey and the Tiger |
The Emperors Pearl 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.