Review "R. F. Kuang has written a masterpiece." --Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling author "The true magic of Kuang’s novel lies in its ability to be both rigorously academic and consistently welcoming to the reader, making translation on the page feel as enchanting and powerful as any effects it can achieve with the aid of silver." --Oxford Review of Books "An engaging fantasy about the magic of language…Scrutinizes linguistics, history, politics, and the social customs of Victorian-era Great Britain." --Booklist (starred review) "Dark academia as it should be." --Kirkus Reviews Product Description 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. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he'll enroll in Oxford University's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation -- also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working -- the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars -- has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire's quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide... Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence? About the Author R. F. KUANG is the author of the Poppy War fantasy fiction series and was a finalist for the Astrounding Award for Best New Writer. She immigrated to the United States from Guangzhou, China, in 2000 and studies Asian history at Georgetown University. She graduated from Odyssey Writing Workshop in 2016.
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence
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Author: R. F. Kuang
Binding: Audio CD
ISBN: 9798200975853
Details:
Author: R. F. Kuang
Edition: Unabridged
Binding: Audio CD
Format: CD
Number Of Pages: 1
Release Date: 23-08-2022
Package Dimensions: 6.1 x 5.7 x 1.8 inches Languages: english
EAN: 9798200975853
