Babel: or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
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"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?" --publisher's website.
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Alternative histories (Fiction)
Anti-imperialist movements
Anti-imperialist movements -- Fiction
China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Fiction
Fantasy
Fantasy fiction
Fiction
Foreign relations
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- China -- Fiction
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Imperialism
Imperialism -- Fiction
Imperialism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Fiction
Literature
London (England) -- Fiction
Magic
Magic -- Fiction
Moral and ethical aspects
Orphans
Orphans -- Fiction
Science fiction
Secret societies
Secret societies -- Fiction
Translating and interpreting
Translating and interpreting -- Fiction
Anti-imperialist movements
Anti-imperialist movements -- Fiction
China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Fiction
Fantasy
Fantasy fiction
Fiction
Foreign relations
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- China -- Fiction
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Imperialism
Imperialism -- Fiction
Imperialism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Fiction
Literature
London (England) -- Fiction
Magic
Magic -- Fiction
Moral and ethical aspects
Orphans
Orphans -- Fiction
Science fiction
Secret societies
Secret societies -- Fiction
Translating and interpreting
Translating and interpreting -- Fiction
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Babel : or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
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Babel : or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution / R.F. Kuang
Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution
Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
Babel : or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution / R.F. Kuang
Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution
Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
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Historical Fiction
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Historical Fiction
Imperialism
Literature
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