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

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution turns it over and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty bestselling author of The City of Brass 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