by Mai Jia · Allen Lane · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781846148194
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«Decoded: A Novel» is the spy novel by Mai Jia, published by Allen Lane in paperback (320 pages, in English).
The novel follows Rong Jinzhwen, a mathematical genius skilled at breaking codes, recruited by Unit 701, a secret Chinese counter-intelligence agency. His success with the Purple Code makes him a celebrated codebreaker, but a mistake drags him into a descent marked by secrets, betrayals and madness.
Originally published in Chinese in 2002 as «解密», this Airside English edition was published in 2014.
For readers of spy thrillers and historical fiction interested in the world of Chinese secret services.
Jiang Benhu, better known by his pen name Mai Jia (麦家), is a Chinese novelist. He also served as the president of Zhejiang Writers Association and vice president of the Zhejiang Literature and Art Association.
