{"product_id":"9780008501853","title":"Babel : Or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators Revolution","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Kuang, R.F. \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnclassified\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 September 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperVoyager) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 560 pages\u003cbr\u003e200 x 128 x 35 | 370g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One for Philip Pullman fans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This one is an automatic buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Ambitious, sweeping and epic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Razor-sharp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  An ingenious fantasy about empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Oxford, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The city of dreaming spires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Until it became a prison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But can a student stand against an empire?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  '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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Samantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  R.F. Kuangs book Babel was a New York Times bestseller w\/c 11-09-2022.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45781162361072,"sku":"9780008501853","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780008501853.jpg?v=1713454121","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9780008501853","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}