Mai Jia

Mai Jia
Native name	麦家
Born	Jiang Benhu (蒋本浒) 1964 (age 51–52) Fuyang, Zhejiang
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	People's Liberation Army Foreign Language College People's Liberation Army Arts College
Period	1986 - present
Genre	Novel
Notable works	Plot
Notable awards	6th National Book Award 2002 Decryption 7th Mao Dun Literature Prize 2008 Plot

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Jiang.

Jiang Benhu (simplified Chinese: 蒋本浒; traditional Chinese: 蔣本滸; pinyin: Jiǎng Běnhǔ; born 1964) better known by his pen name Maì Jiā, is a Chinese novelist. He also serves as the president of Zhejiang Writers Association and vice president of the Zhejiang Literature and Art Association.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Jiang was born in Fuyang, Zhejiang Province in 1964.^[1] 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

Letting the Masked Man Speak (《让蒙面人说话》)

Novels

Decoded (《解密》) 2002
In the Dark (《暗算》)
Sound of the Wind (《风声》)

Awards

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

References

1 2 "Mai Jia".
↑ "麦家" (in Chinese). China Writers Association. Retrieved 2013.

Mao Dun Literature Prize

1st (1982)	Wei Wei – Orient Zhou Keqin – Xu Mao and His daughters Yao Xueyin – Li Zicheng Mo Yingfeng – General's Chant Li Guowen – Spring in Winter Gu Hua – A Small Town Called Hibiscus

2nd (1985)	Zhang Jie – Leaden Wings Liu Xinwu – Bell and Drum Tower Li Zhun – Yellow River Flowing to East

3rd (1991)	Lu Yao – Ordinary World Ling Li – Young Emperor Sun Li and Yu Xiaohui – Rhapsody of Metropolis Liu Baiyu – The Second Sun Huo Da – The Funeral of Muslim Xiao Ke – Bloody Heaven Xu Xingye – Broken Golden Bowl

4th (1997)	Chen Zhongshi – White Deer Plain Wang Huo – War and People Liu Sifen – White Gate Willow Liu Yumin – Unsettled Autumn

5th (2000)	Alai – After the Dust Settled Wang Anyi – The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Zhang Ping – Decision Wang Xufeng – Three Episodes of Tea-man

6th (2005)	Xiong Zhaozheng – Zhang Juzheng Zhang Jie – Wordless Xu Guixiang – Heaven of History Liu Jianwei – Heroic Time Zong Pu – Lead-in of Wild Gourd

7th (2008)	Jia Pingwa – Qin Qiang Chi Zijian – The Right Bank of Er'guna River Mai Jia – Plot Zhou Daxin – The Scenery of the Lake and the Mountain

8th (2011)	Zhang Wei – On the Plateau Liu Xinglong – Skywalker Bi Feiyu – Massage Mo Yan – Frog Liu Zhenyun – One Sentence Worth Ten Thousand

9th (2015)	Su Tong – Yellowbird Story Ge Fei – Jiangnan Trilogy Wang Meng – Scenery on this Side Jin Yucheng – Blossoms Li Peifu – The Book of Life

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