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Decrypting Mai Jia 　　For an author who writes novels about cryptography， it must be said Mai Jia has， himself， an enigmatic presence. Speaking at one of the flagship events of the eighth annual Bookworm Literary Festival， the author’s pose is calm and pensive as he reclines， listening as his interpreter in whispers rapidly translates the questions asked by the event’s host into Mandarin. But though his body language is relaxed， his eyes are alert and alive as he scans the audience. He exudes a curious type of latent electricity. 　　An English-language translation of Mai’s first novel Decoded w