The Message
Author(s): Mai Jia
A dazzling literary thriller set in Japan-occupied China from the most translated Chinese novelist of our time.
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China, 1941.
While war rages in Europe, Japan has established itself as the supreme power in Asia. The beautiful province of Hangzhou has become a stronghold of the Japanese puppet government.
One day, five officers from the code-breaking department are escorted to an isolated mansion outside the city. One of them has been sharing secrets with the communists. No-one is leaving until the traitor is uncovered.
It should be a straightforward case of sifting truth from lies. But as each code-breaker spins a story that proves their innocence, events are re-framed, and what really happened is called into question again and again.
Part revisionist history, part playful meta-fiction, The Messageis at once an absorbing and cerebral spy thriller and a commentary on storytelling itself.
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Praise for Mai Jia:
'A page-turner with a gripping plot, otherworldly aura, and flamboyant detail' New York Timeson Decoded.
'A literary superstar' Telegraph.
'A mix of spy thriller, historical saga and mathematical puzzle that coheres into a powerful whole' Financial Timeson Decoded.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Head of Zeus
- : Head of Zeus
- : 0.528
- : 23 March 2020
- : 3.3 Centimeters X 14.8 Centimeters X 23 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Mai Jia
- : 480
- : 895.136
- : 2004
- : Paperback