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Aug 23, 2022 · Babel is a novel about translation, magic, and imperialism in 19th century Britain. It follows Robin Swift, a Chinese boy raised in London, who attends Oxford's Royal Institute of Translation and faces a dilemma between serving the Empire and his motherland.
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution is a 2022 novel of speculative fiction by R. F. Kuang and set in 1830s England.
Aug 23, 2022 · From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
BABEL is a stark picture of the cruelty of empire, a distillation of dark academia, and a riveting blend of fantasy and historical fiction – a monumental achievement’ Samantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE. R.F. Kuang’s book ‘Babel’ was a New York Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2022.
Nov 22, 2022 · Set in Oxford during the 1830s, “Babel” imagines a fantasy world in which the study of languages, alongside the smelting of silver, can create magic. Readers follow Robin Swift, a Chinese boy...
Sep 28, 2023 · Babel is a novel about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance in 19th-century Oxford. It is a stunningly wrought dystopia that blends fantasy and historical fiction, praised by bestselling authors and critics.
Aug 23, 2022 · Babel is a novel that explores the magic and politics of language in an alternate Victorian Britain. It follows Robin Swift, a Chinese boy who studies at Oxford's Royal Institute of Translation, as he confronts the imperialism and colonialism of the British empire.
