THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER 'One for Philip Pullman fans' THE TIMES 'This one is
an automatic buy' GLAMOUR 'Ambitious sweeping and epic' EVENING STANDARD 'Razor-sharp' DAILY
MAIL 'An ingenious fantasy about empire' GUARDIAN 'Literary super-stardom doesn't seem too far
out of her reach now' THE HERALD 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. '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' Samantha Shannon author of THE PRIORY OF THE
ORANGE TREE R.F. Kuang's book 'Babel' was a New York Times bestseller w c 11-09-2022.
