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Decoded de Mai Jia

Decoded

Autor Mai Jia, Mai Jia Traducere de Olivia Milburn
Notă:  4.00 · 2 note 
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 mar 2015

"Mai plays adroitly with literary genre and crafts a story of Borgesian subtlety and complexity." "The New Yorker"
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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."

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781250062352
ISBN-10: 1250062357
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 137 x 208 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Picador USA

Notă biografică

Mai Jia (the pseudonym of Jiang Benhu) is arguably the most successful writer in China today. His books are constant bestsellers, with total sales over three million copies. He is hailed as the forerunner of Chinese espionage fiction, and has created a unique genre that combines spycraft, code-breaking, crime, human drama, historical fiction, and metafiction. He has won almost every major award in China, including the highest literary honor - the Mao Dun Award.

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A mixture of Kafka and Agatha Christie . . . One of the joys ofDecodedis its rich evocation of Chinese culture . . . What is this book really about? The clue is in the title. This book is more about Jiang 'decoding' himself than breaking enemy encryption. It is an autobiography operating under the cover of spy fiction - and an utterly fascinating read . . . Olivia Milburn's translation is superb
The novel shines in its consideration of the ambiguous difficulties of living with such brilliance . . .Decodedis compelling for its tightly wrought aphorisms, elegantly turned in Olivia Milburn's translation . . . An engaging and highly unusual read
FINALLY, a great Chinese novel . . . This strange, twisting tale is told in fizzy, vivid and often beautiful prose. It is an absolute joy to read
Decodedis a subtle and complex exploration of cryptography, politics, dreams and their significance . . . There is much of interest in this book, from the strange, superstitious beginning to the gradual decline of the Rong family as the twentieth century progresses . . . But in the end, it's the complexity of the characters that isDecoded's enduring pleasure
Strongly recallsOne Hundred Years of Solitude, only this time with the tapestry stitched in silk
The book's subtle ambiguity is extended to its own conclusion, the decoding of which the reader is compelled to take part in. As for the shrewd, poetic, baffled figure at the heart of this maze, Rong Jinzhen comes to perceive the yin and yang of a cosmic order offering not much consolation
Subtle and psychologically focused . . . the central story is a gripping one . . . it leaves you eager to read more of his work