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.
| ISBN: | 9780008501815 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2022 |
| Author: | R.F. Kuang |
| Publisher: | HarperVoyager an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 650 pages |
| Primary Genre | Fantasy |
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The dark academia and gothic feel of Oxford in the mid-1800s were just right as Autumn begins to set in. A contender for lots of people's book of the year.
The dark academia and gothic feel of Oxford in the mid-1800s were just right as Autumn begins to set in. You'll settle into Oxford quickly: the work ethic, the cliques and the other students' lives develop much further into the soup of geopolitics, race, colonialism and covert operations.
At times the book can be hard to read in its nature and the topics it's tackling, the story is of a world which trying to grow and move on, facing a power focusing its efforts on maintaining the status quo.... Read Full Review
