Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

R.F. Kuang

fiction historical speculative fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced

560 pages | first published 2022

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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 tow...
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