The Monkey and the Tiger
First edition | |
| Author | Robert van Gulik |
|---|---|
| Series | Judge Dee |
| Genre | Gong'an fiction, Mystery, Detective novel, Crime |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1965 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 144 |
| Preceded by | The Red Pavilion |
| Followed by | The Willow Pattern |
The Monkey and the Tiger book pairs two unrelated short gong'an detective novels written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (roughly speaking the Tang dynasty). Both stories are fictions 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 contains eight illustrations and a map, all by the author.