{"product_id":"babel-r-f-kuang-9780008501853","title":"Babel (R.  F. Kuang)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'One for Philip Pullman fans'\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'This one is an automatic buy'\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Ambitious, sweeping and epic'\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Razor-sharp'\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'An ingenious fantasy about empire'\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Literary super-stardom doesn't seem too far out of her reach now' \u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eOxford, 1836.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe city of dreaming spires.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIt is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAnd at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eOrphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eUntil it became a prison...\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eBut can a student stand against an empire?\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eAn incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'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'\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cem\u003e              \u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE\u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eR.F. Kuang's book 'Babel' was a New York Times bestseller w\/c 11-09-2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eR.F Kuang is the author of The Poppy War Trilogy, \u003cem\u003eBabel: An Arcane History, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eYellowface\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has won the Nebula, Locus, and British Book Awards. She is pursuing a PhD in East Asian Language and Literature at Yale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65758449271133,"sku":"K096474791","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9647479100001A.jpg?v=1788205824","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/babel-r-f-kuang-9780008501853","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}