Babel

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Set in 1836 Oxford, Babel follows Robin Swift, an orphan from Canton who is brought to England and enrolled at the Royal Institute of Translation. What starts as a dream soon reveals itself as a battleground between knowledge, power, and empire.

A gripping tale about language, colonialism, and the cost of rebellion.

From the acclaimed author of The Poppy War trilogy comes a powerful new novel exploring how translation can be both a tool and a weapon. Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation, stands at the heart of the Empire's influence, channeling all its might through the art of language.

Robin Swift arrives at Babel full of hope, seeing it as a place of opportunity. But as the layers of the institution unfold, it becomes clear that Babel is also a prison shaped by the forces of colonialism.

Can one student challenge the vast machinery of an empire? R. F. Kuang delivers an incendiary story about the violence embedded in language and the sacrifices demanded by resistance.

Praised by The Times as "one for Philip Pullman fans," this novel dives deep into the complexities of power, identity, and the act of translation itself.

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