Kuang, R F
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
- ISBN 13:
- 9780063021426
- author:
- Kuang, R F
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Harper Voyager
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 560
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 16 x 4.5 centimetres (0.6
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang is a thematic response to The Secret History, exploring the darker side of colonial power and the use of language as a tool of control. In 1828, a young orphan named Robin Swift is brought to London by a mysterious professor, where he trains in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese in preparation for Oxford University's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation. As Robin delves deeper into his studies, he finds himself caught between his loyalty to his motherland and the pursuit of knowledge at Babel, a world of magic and translation that serves the British Empire's quest for colonization.
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