4.2
Fantasy & SciFi
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 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?
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© 2022 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780063021457
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 23 augusti 2022
4.2
Fantasy & SciFi
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 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?
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
© 2022 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780063021457
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 23 augusti 2022
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Tommy
8 feb. 2023
En fantastisk bok. Djupa och fina karaktärer och en historia som gräver djupt i vänskap, språkhistoria och lingvistik samt en mycket nykter djupdykning i kolonialism och rasism.Men framför allt är det en berättelse som griper tag och håller kvar en under alla de knappa 22 timmarnas lyssning!
Maria
21 okt. 2022
Det är svårt att beskriva vad boken innefattar i några ord. Förhoppningsvis vill du läsa/lyssna på den och att den då talar till dig. Så aktuell med tanke på vad som händer i världen och i Sverige.
Fia
19 jan. 2023
Hade hört otroligt mycket om den här boken och den var absolut läsvärd! Tycker den tappade lite mot slutet men själva andemeningen var toppen!
Maria
22 juni 2023
Fantastisk bok! Otroligt fascinerande! Historia kring 1830 främst Englands, kolonialismen, makt dominans, orättvisor mm. Och genom hela boken korta inflikningar om olika ord mening och betydelse på olika språk och hur dess ursprung och betydelser vävts samman över tid och olika språks gränser. En bok värd att lyssna på bara ur den aspekten.
Bella
24 apr. 2023
Third time reading this. Its still absolutely amazing. Whoever you are, please read Babel ❤️
Jesper
28 nov. 2023
En njutning för den språk- och fantasyintresserade läsaren!
Matilda
18 juni 2023
Absolutely amazing! A must-read.
Mister M
23 aug. 2023
Första halvan var fyra stjärnor, men tyvärr höll det inte hela vägen. Pacingen påminner om Harry Potter, men utan humorn och de färgglada karaktärerna. Jag gillade det dock. Sen blev boken väldigt seg. Budskapen var så tydliga och tjatiga, jag hade uppskattat en mer subtil kritik. Och även om den ska vara övertydlig behöver den inte hamras in de sista timmarna.
John
6 okt. 2023
Tragically beautiful, soul grinding and made me accept that I've been wrong. I never understood
Erika
25 apr. 2024
Intressant som idé
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