Mai Jia


Jiang Benhu, better known by his pen name Mai Jia, is a Chinese novelist. He also served as the president of Zhejiang Writers Association and vice president of the Zhejiang Literature and Art Association.

Biography

Jiang was born in Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 1964. He was drafted into the People's Liberation Army and served for 17 years.
Jiang graduated from People's Liberation Army Foreign Language College in 1983, where he majored in wireless radio. He started to publish works in 1986. Jiang was accepted to People's Liberation Army Arts College in 1987 and graduated in 1991, majoring in literature.
In 1997, Jiang worked in Chengdu Satellite TV as an editor. In 2008, Jiang was transferred from Chengdu to Hangzhou.
In December 2010, Jiang was elected the vice president of the Zhejiang Literature and Art Association. On July 1, 2013, Jiang was elected the president of Zhejiang Writers Association.

Works

Novellas

Novels

Decoded In the Dark The Message
  • ''The Colonel and the Eunuch''

Translated works

Decoded, trans. Olivia Milburn and Christopher Payne In the Dark, trans. Olivia Milburn and Christopher Payne The Message, trans. Olivia Milburn The Colonel and the Eunuch, trans. Dylan Levi King

Awards

Decoded - 6th National Book AwardIn the Dark - 7th Mao Dun Literature Prize