{"product_id":"babel-rf-kuang-9780008501815","title":"Babel","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER'One for Philip Pullman fans'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This one is an automatic buy'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Ambitious, sweeping and epic'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Razor-sharp'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An ingenious fantasy about empire'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Literary super-stardom doesn't seem too far out of her reach now' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOxford, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe city of dreaming spires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUntil it became a prison...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut can a student stand against an empire?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A masterpiece that resonates with power and knowledge. BABEL is a stark picture of the cruelty of empire, a distillation of dark academia, and a riveting blend of fantasy and historical fiction - a monumental achievement'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSamantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eR.F. Kuang's book 'Babel' was a New York Times bestseller w\/c 11-09-2022.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"R.F. Kuang","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43449722110195,"sku":"9780008501815","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9780008501815.jpg?v=1667762862","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/babel-rf-kuang-9780008501815","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}