Babel

Author: R.F. Kuang

ISBN: 978-0008501815

Price: Rs. 1399.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

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About This BookTHE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER‘One for Philip Pullman fans’THE TIMES‘This one is an automatic buy’GLAMOUR‘Ambitious, sweeping and epic’EVENING STANDARD‘Razor-sharp’DAILY MAIL‘An ingenious fantasy about empire’GUARDIANTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.Oxford, 1836.The city of dreaming spires.It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.Until it became a prison…But can a student stand against an empire?An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.''A masterpiece that resonates with power and knowledge. 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 TREER.F. Kuang’s book ‘Babel’ was a New York Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2022. Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: R.F. KuangPublisher: ‎ HarperVoyager (1 September 2022); HarperCollins Publishers; enquiries@harpercollins.ieFormat: Hardcover – 1 September 2022Language: ‎ EnglishPages: 560ISBN: ‎ 978-0008501815Dimensions: ‎ 15.9 x 4.4 x 24 cmWeight: ‎ 1 kg 50 g

Browse this title within our Fiction & Bestsellers collection. Edition details: Hardcover – 1 September 2022, English, 560 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-0008501815.

About the Author

R.F Kuang is the author of The Poppy War Trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, and Yellowface. Her work has won the Nebula, Locus, and British Book Awards. She is pursuing a PhD in East Asian Language and Literature at Yale.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll love Babel if you enjoy intelligent, immersive fantasy that makes you think long after the last page. Set in a richly imagined 19th‑century Oxford, this premium, collector‑worthy novel blends dark academia with sharp political insight. You get breathtaking world‑building, morally complex characters, and a powerful exploration of language, empire, and resistance. It’s gripping, emotionally intense, and rewarding for readers who want fantasy with real intellectual depth.
• Published by HarperVoyager.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 560.

Catalog Description

About This BookTHE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER‘One for Philip Pullman fans’THE TIMES‘This one is an automatic buy’GLAMOUR‘Ambitious, sweeping and epic’EVENING STANDARD‘Razor-sharp’DAILY MAIL‘An ingenious fantasy about empire’GUARDIANTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.Oxford, 1836.The city of dreaming spires.It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.Until it became a prison…But can a student stand...

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