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Babel : Or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
- Εκδότης: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
- Συγγραφέας: R.F.KUANG
- Isbn: 9780008501815
- Διαστάσεις: 240 x 159
- Αριθμός σελίδων: 650
- Ημερομηνία έκδοσης: 1/9/2022
- Διαθεσιμότητα: ΔΙΑΘΕΣΙΜΟ Αποστολή σε 5 - 10 εργάσιμες ημέρες (θα ενημερωθείτε με email για την ακριβή ημερομηνία, ανάλογα με την διαθεσιμότητα του εκδότη)
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A new dark academic fantasy by the New York Times bestselling author of The Poppy War Traduttore, 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.
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.