History
Robert Hans van Gulik was born in 1910 at Zutphen, Netherland to a Dutch army medical officer. He moved to current Jakarta where he...
Motivation and Influence
In order to look at the influence of Robert van Gulik, let’s first talk about how he started writing his own stories. It was during...
Lore of the Chinese Lute
Lore of the Chinese Lute: A history both musically and culturally of the Chinese lute. Music has always been a favourite pastime of the...
Van Gulik and Chinese Gibbon Culture
Robert van Gulik, a well-renowned sinologist, wrote a piece titled “The Gibbon in China: An Essay in Chinese Animal Lore (長臂猨考)”. This...