Decoded by Mai Jia, translated by Olivia Milburn and Christopher Payne
14 Apr, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Chinese, Fiction, Translation
The layers here are astonishing, revealed through the filtered lens of an unnamed narrator who gathers the shared experiences, memories, and words about an enigmatic, brilliant man who has lost his sanity by the time the narrator’s research begins. The subject is Rong Jinzhen – orphan, mathematical genius, unparalleled...