Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence – An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution
From award-winning author R.F. Kuang (The Poppy War, Yellowface) comes a masterpiece of historical fantasy and biting social critique. Babel R.f. Kuang Epub
Winner of the 2022 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Winner of the 2023 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence – An
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Synopsis:
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. His mission: master Chinese and Latin to study at Oxford’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—better known as Babel.
At Babel, silver-working—the art of translating words lost in translation to manifest magical effects—powers the British Empire. But Babel is also a colonial machine, extracting wealth from the oppressed. Robin excels, befriending fellow students Ramy, Victoire, and Letty. But as he uncovers Babel’s dark purpose, he faces an impossible choice: uphold an empire that adopted him or join a secret rebellion to burn it all down.
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