Decoded A Novel |
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Author:
| Jia, Mai |
Translator:
| Milburn, Olivia Payne, Christopher |
ISBN: | 978-1-250-06235-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
Publisher: | Picador
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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"Mai plays adroitly with literary genre and crafts a story of Borgesian subtlety and complexity."--The New Yorker Rong Jinzhen, an autistic math genius with a past shrouded in myth, is forced to abandon his academic pursuits when he is recruited into Unit 701: a top-secret Chinese intelligence agency whose sole purpose is counterespionage and code-breaking. As China's greatest cryptographer, Rong discovers that the mastermind behind the maddeningly...
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"Mai plays adroitly with literary genre and crafts a story of Borgesian subtlety and complexity."--The New Yorker
Rong Jinzhen, an autistic math genius with a past shrouded in myth, is forced to abandon his academic pursuits when he is recruited into Unit 701: a top-secret Chinese intelligence agency whose sole purpose is counterespionage and code-breaking. As China's greatest cryptographer, Rong discovers that the mastermind behind the maddeningly difficult Purple Code is his former teacher and best friend, who is now working for China's enemy--but this is only the first of many betrayals.
The first novel to be published in English by one of China's greatest contemporary writers, Decoded is a riveting tale of obsession and a profound exploration of the mind of an inspired genius, one that discovers in cryptography the key to the human heart.