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Classical in form, cool, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- Robert van Gulik
- First published
- 1983
- Pages
- 285
- Publisher
- 10-18
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- French
- ISBN
- 9782264005458
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About Robert van Gulik · 1910–1967
Dutch orientalist, diplomat and writer
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