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May 4, 2021 · 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.
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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 set in a fantastical version of Oxford in 1830s England (the story concludes in 1840).
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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.
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Babel: The SUNDAY TIMES and #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller
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.
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Mar 9, 2022 · One young boy is the key to the universe. On the brink of a new age, the human race leaps forward into the evolutionary void, changing the course of history forever. For young Bobbie Cagle, the normal difficulties of growing up are overshadowed by his unique condition.
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‘Babel’ Review: Critiquing the British Empire with a Fantastical Twist
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...
Babel by R.F. Kuang - Book of the Month
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 …
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Jan 11, 2023 · Babel (Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution) is R.F. Kuang’s answer to what happens when colonialism, the power of language and a large dose of hubris collide, tumbling into a magical mess.
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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...
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