4.3
Fantasy & 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?
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© 2022 HarperAudio (Lydbog): 9780063021457
Release date
Lydbog: 23. august 2022
4.3
Fantasy & 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 (Lydbog): 9780063021457
Release date
Lydbog: 23. august 2022
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Mai-Brit
31. aug. 2022
Jeg måtte give op. Men det er ikke nødvendigvis bogens skyld. Den er glimrende oplæst, velformuleret og for en læser med dyb interesse for sprog, så er den også oplysende med en skæv vinkel på sprogets mysterier. Men den bliver for belærende og langsom til mig. Jeg kan se potentialet, men faldt ud af handlingen. Jeg er sikker på, at andre vil høre en klar 5-stjerne-bog.
Tilla
6. aug. 2023
What a treat as a linguist - the last third of the book ruined me
Christian
3. jan. 2023
Absolutely fantastic
Helle
10. dec. 2022
What s great and well written book
Bella
5. jul. 2023
❤️ Absolutely Wonderfully Written ❤️
Petra
25. sep. 2023
Starts off great with so much potential. I loved the subject matter, interesting characters and facts about linguistic. It is well written with a great love for books and languages. Therefore I was very disappointed by the last third where the book loses the plot completely. The last 3-4 hours I got so annoyed and bored and mostly waited for it to finish. I haven't given up on the author though she's clearly very talented.
Casper
31. aug. 2023
Rigtig god bog
Sara
9. feb. 2023
En virkelig god bog, som giver indblik i, hvad det vil sige at være koloniseret. Smukt skrevet, rå, klog på magt og fuld af viden om sprog og deres magi. En vidunderlig bog.
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