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Babel

by R. F. Kuang (2022)

About this book

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires is the world's center of translation and, more importantly, magic through silver-working. Robin Swift, an orphaned Chinese boy raised in London, enters Oxford's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation only to realize that serving Babel means betraying his motherland.

Setting / LocationOxford University, England
Story Era1830s Victorian Era
Protagonist / CoreRobin Swift (Chinese Translator)

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