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The thrilling international bestseller by 'China's answer to John le Carre' (Financial Times) Hidden deep in the mountains, the recruits at Unit 701, China's secret services, operate in a dark, shadowy world. There is the 'wind-listener', a blind surveillance officer who can hear sounds from miles...
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The thrilling international bestseller by 'China's answer to John le Carre' (Financial Times)
Hidden deep in the mountains, the recruits at Unit 701, China's secret services, operate in a dark, shadowy world. There is the 'wind-listener', a blind surveillance officer who can hear sounds from miles away; the beautiful, unstable maths genius who meets a violent end; the old man who deciphers codes in his dreams; the spy who recounts a dangerous mission from beyond the grave.
In this story of conspiracies, geniuses, revolutionaries and terrible moral choices, people sacrifice everything for a world of secrets — until, ultimately, it destroys them.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780241811382
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 August 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Christopher N. Payne
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 326g
Pages: 464
About the Author
Mai Jia (Author) Mai Jia is one of China's most successful writers. He has won almost every major award in China, including the prestigious Mao Dun Award, and is hailed as the forerunner of Chinese espionage fiction.
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