4.3
Fantasia & scifi
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.
Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.
For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide…
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
© 2022 HarperAudio (Äänikirja): 9780063021457
Julkaisupäivä
Äänikirja: 23. elokuuta 2022
4.3
Fantasia & scifi
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.
Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.
For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide…
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
© 2022 HarperAudio (Äänikirja): 9780063021457
Julkaisupäivä
Äänikirja: 23. elokuuta 2022
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Viisas
Lataa sovellus niin voit osallistua keskusteluun ja kirjoittaa oman arviosi.
Arviot 5/701
Sammy
25. syysk. 2022
Good book, good narrator, the audio mix is whack; some serious quality issues there.
Rahel
22. syysk. 2022
The first third of the book was exactly what I was hoping for. After that, the plot felt weak, the characters had no depth and I lost interest. The beginning could have been a 5 (linguistics, school setting etc.) but the rest was a 2.5 in my opinion.
Reimond
5. maalisk. 2024
My new favorite book.
Leppoisa
18. huhtik. 2024
Brilliant, thought provoking, earth shattering book about colonialism, translation, academia, racism, friendship and languages. Tear jerking too at the end. Maybe a bit long and boring at bits, but on the other hand it suited the overall theme and it still was a page turner.
I
10. elok. 2023
Kunnianhimoinen romaani, joka täyttää odotukset ja on kaiken hypen arvoinen. Upeassa tarinassa yhdistyy yllättävän sujuvasti dark academia, kieli ja kääntäminen, ystävyys sekä imperialismi ja sitä vastaan taistelu.
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