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portada Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
Type
Physical Book
Author
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Year
2023
Language
English
Pages
560
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
13 x 20 cm
ISBN13
9780063021433
Edition No.
1

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

R. F. Kuang (Author) · Harper Voyager · Paperback

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution - R. F. Kuang

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Synopsis "Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution"

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War

“Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass

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?
R. F. Kuang
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Chinese-American writer and translator, Rebecca F. Kuang was born in Guangzhou, China, on May 29, 1996. At the age of four, she moved to the United States with her parents.

Kuang studied History at Georgetown University, later specializing in Chinese Studies and Contemporary Chinese Studies at Cambridge and Oxford, and earning a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University.

As a writer, Kuang is known for her fantasy novels, which have earned her nominations for prestigious awards in the genre such as the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy. Her works include the Poppy War trilogy, Babel (Nebula Award 2022), and Yellow.
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Janeth Reyes Saturday, February 22, 2025
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Una edición muy hermosa, es más pequeño de lo que pensé que sería, el libro es duro no flexible y la letra es muy pequeña polara considerar por si tienen problemas de vista. Tardo mucho en llegar pero valió la pena porque llego en buenas condiciones.

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 Frida Salazar Friday, January 17, 2025
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Un poco dañado pero llegó rápido, me gusta mucho este libro

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 Anonymous User Thursday, May 29, 2025
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R.F Kuang es una de las escritoras más prodigiosas del momento. Después de su saga de Poppy War, Babel no se queda atrás. Sus personajes, la crítica al colonialismo y este deseo de hacer un cambio por parte de los protagonistas es maravilloso. Además llegó mucho más rápido de lo esperado.

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 Annie Del Vecchio Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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¡Hermosa edición! ¡Llego rápido!

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 Andrea Bolívar Sunday, November 23, 2025
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El libro llegó antes de lo esperado, en buenas condiciones, si bien no me gustaron algunos aspectos físicos (la impresión y corte de la contraportada se ve rara) son propios de los responsables de la impresión y quizás también por la naturaleza bolsillo del libro. Por sobre todo estoy muy contenta con mi compra.

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