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Review BLACKWELLS BOOK OF THE YEARA WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST DAILY MAIL BEST BOOK OF 2022Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books Ive had the pleasure of reading that isnt just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it outShannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of THE EMPIRE OF GOLDA 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 achievementSamantha Shannon, bestselling author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREEA masterpiece. Through a meticulously researched and a wholly impressive deep dive into linguistics and the politics of language and translation, Kuang weaves a story that is part love-hate letter to academia, part scathing indictment of the colonial enterprise, and all fiery revolutionRebecca Roanhorse, NYT bestselling author of BLACK SUN Kuang has outdone herself. BABEL is brilliant, vicious, sensitive, epic, and intimate; its both a love letter and a declaration of war. Its a perfect bookAlix E. Harrow, bestselling author of A THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARYA book that confirms Kuang as a major talentSFXBrainy, brilliant, and fuelled by righteous anger, Babel is a towering tour-de-force of fantasyDAILY MAILBABEL has earned tremendous praise and deserves all of it. Its Philip Pullmans THE GOLDEN COMPASS by way of N.K. Jemisins THE FIFTH SEASON: inventive and engaging, passionate and preciseNEW YORK TIMES Book Description The SUNDAY TIMES and #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller About the Author Rebecca F. Kuang is a Marshall Scholar, Chinese-English translator, and the Astounding Award-winning and the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award nominated author of the Poppy War trilogy and the forthcoming Babel. Her work has won the Crawford Award and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. She has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford; she is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale. Read more
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Title: | BABEL: OR THE NECESSITY OF VIOLENCE: AN ARCANE HISTORY OF THE OXFORD TRANSLATORS’ REVOLUTION |
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Author: | R.F. Kuang |
Publisher: | HCUK - Adult |
SKU: | BK0508774 |
EAN: | 9780008501853 |
Number Of Pages: | 560 pages |
Language: | English |
Binding: | Paperback |
Release date: | 10 June 2024 |