Babel: An Arcane History

<b>A new dark academic fantasy by the New York Times bestselling author of <i>The Poppy War</i><br /><br />Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.<br /><br />Oxford, 1836.</b><br /><br />The city of dreaming spires.<br /><br />It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.<br /><br />And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.<br /><br />Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.<br /><br />Until it became a prison…<br /><br />But can a student stand against an empire?<br /><br /><b>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.</b>