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A novel 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

Author : R.F. Kuang

Pages : 560 pages

Publisher : Harper Voyager

Language : eng

ISBN-10 : 59729042-babel-or-the-necessity-of-violence

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