A thrilling, acclaimed international bestseller by a Chinese literary master, now in paperback. Tells the story of a mathematical genius who rises to become China's most celebrated code-breaker - until he makes a mistake.
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'...