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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.
- R.F. Kuang
What is the book Babel about? "Babel" is about the magic of language and translation, with students attending the Oxford translation institute--an alternative version of Victorian England--where translators control the magic and foundation of the British empire. This book is a clever take (as well as criticism) on the dark academia genre.
8 de sept. de 2022 · Thus sets up Rebecca F Kuang’s new book Babel, one of the most anticipated releases of the year on BookTok, the reading corner of TikTok that has amassed more than 70bn views.. The #BookTok ...
R.F. Kuang’s book ‘Babel’ was a New York Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2022. About the Author Rebecca F. Kuang is the #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, and Yellowface. Her work has won the Nebula, Locus, Crawford, and British Book Awards.
29 de ago. de 2023 · — New York Times Book Review “A fantastical takedown of 19th-century imperialism that’s as meaty as its title. R.F. Kuang proved her prowess at blending history and magic with her debut series, The Poppy War , and she’s done it once again in this sweeping novel that blends historical fantasy and dark academia…If, as Babel suggests, words contain magic, then Kuang has written ...
Babel is a dark academic book, set in the 19th century London. It tells the violent and sad story of Robin Swift, Saved by a professor to live and learn in Babel. Babel the centre of translation, magic and Knowledge, gives Robin everything he thought he would desires. Until one night when he helps some thieves stealing out of the tower.
10 de sept. de 2022 · This is a scholarly book by a superb scholar – Kuang is a translator herself. The pages are heavy with footnotes; not the more usual whimsical ones, in the style of Susanna Clarke or Terry ...
