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"I read this 3 months ago and still think about it daily."

This was my first venture into both historical fiction and dark academia, and I fear that nothing else in those genres will live up to this masterpiece. This story was so captivating, enlightening, and completely devastating. It opened up my mind & challenged me in a way no other book has. I found the exploration of language, etymology & translation FASCINATING, with parts of the book feeling more like an academic journal - but in the best possible way. I devoured every page & it was worth the emotional destruction I felt at the end. I will never stop recommending this book.

This was my first venture into both historical fiction and dark academia, and I fear that nothing else in those genres will live up to this masterpiece. This story was so captivating, enlightening, and completely devastating. It opened up my mind & challenged me in a way no other book has. I found the exploration of language, etymology & translation FASCINATING, with parts of the book feeling more like an academic journal - but in the best possible way. I devoured every page & it was worth the emotional destruction I felt at the end. I will never stop recommending this book.

This was my first venture into both historical fiction and dark academia, and I fear that nothing else in those genres will live up to this masterpiece. This story was so captivating, enlightening, and completely devastating. It opened up my mind & challenged me in a way no other book has. I found the exploration of language, etymology & translation FASCINATING, with parts of the book feeling more like an academic journal - but in the best possible way. I devoured every page & it was worth the emotional destruction I felt at the end. I will never stop recommending this book.

This was my first venture into both historical fiction and dark academia, and I fear that nothing else in those genres will live up to this masterpiece. This story was so captivating, enlightening, and completely devastating. It opened up my mind & challenged me in a way no other book has. I found the exploration of language, etymology & translation FASCINATING, with parts of the book feeling more like an academic journal - but in the best possible way. I devoured every page & it was worth the emotional destruction I felt at the end. I will never stop recommending this book.

This was my first venture into both historical fiction and dark academia, and I fear that nothing else in those genres will live up to this masterpiece. This story was so captivating, enlightening, and completely devastating. It opened up my mind & challenged me in a way no other book has. I found the exploration of language, etymology & translation FASCINATING, with parts of the book feeling more like an academic journal - but in the best possible way. I devoured every page & it was worth the emotional destruction I felt at the end. I will never stop recommending this book.

This was my first venture into both historical fiction and dark academia, and I fear that nothing else in those genres will live up to this masterpiece. This story was so captivating, enlightening, and completely devastating. It opened up my mind & challenged me in a way no other book has. I found the exploration of language, etymology & translation FASCINATING, with parts of the book feeling more like an academic journal - but in the best possible way. I devoured every page & it was worth the emotional destruction I felt at the end. I will never stop recommending this book.

What is the book about?

Dark academia

Dark academia

Dark academia

Dark academia

Dark academia

Dark academia

Historical fiction

Historical fiction

Historical fiction

Historical fiction

Historical fiction

Historical fiction

Colonialism

Colonialism

Colonialism

Colonialism

Colonialism

Colonialism

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows. Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift. Until it became a prison... but can a student stand against an empire? An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.

Babel

R.F. Kuang

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