Qiu Xiaolong





Qiu Xiaolong

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Qiu Xiaolong was born in Shanghai, China. He is the author of the award-winning Inspector Chen series of mystery novels, Death of a Red Heroine (2000), A Loyal Character Dancer (2002), When Red Is Black (2004), A Case of Two Cities (2006), Red Mandarin Dress (2007), and The Mao Case (2009). He is also the author of two books of poetry translations, Treasury of Chinese Love Poems (2003) and Evoking T'ang (2007), and his own poetry collection, Lines Around China (2003). Qiu's books have sold over a million copies and have been published in twenty languages. He currently lives in St. Louis with his wife and daughter.




Average rating: 3.67 · 2,425 ratings · 480 reviews · 20 distinct works
Death of a Red Heroine
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 795 ratings — published 2000 — 21 editions
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A Loyal Character Dancer
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions
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When Red Is Black
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions
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Red Mandarin Dress
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2007 — 15 editions
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A Case of Two Cities
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions
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The Mao Case
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions
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Years of Red Dust: Stories ...
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions
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Don't Cry, Tai Lake: An Ins...
3.05 of 5 stars 3.05 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
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100 Poems from Tang and Son...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions
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Classic Chinese Love Poems
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003
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More books by Qiu Xiaolong…
Death of a Red Heroine A Loyal Character Dancer When Red Is Black A Case of Two Cities Red Mandarin Dress The Mao Case Don't Cry, Tai Lake: An Ins...
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“The wind languished. The floral curtain ceased flapping. The moonlight streamed through, lighting up her face. It was a young, animated face. At that moment, it touched a string, a peg, deep inside him.”
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“Tripes, poumons, coeur de porc, etc., tout cela cuit à la vapeur avec du vin de riz.”
Qiu Xiaolong, The Mao Case

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