Description: Babel: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators SIGNED by R.F. Kuang Condition and Terms This book is BRAND NEW. A Brodart Mylar Dust Cover has been added post the time of these pictures to provide additional protection to the dust jacket.Be sure to check out our other listings at Settembrini's Selections. You can save on shipping by buying multiple books and asking that we combine the shipping.Returns are only allowed due to shipping damage or item not being as described. Due to USPS insurance claims procedures, partial refunds are not allowed due to shipping damage. Items damaged in shipping must be returned in the original packaging as received. The USPS requires inspection of the packaging and item damaged.SynopsisTraduttore, 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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Location: Missouri City, Texas
End Time: 2024-09-21T03:00:16.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Yes
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers LLC
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 2022
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Mylar Dust Cover, Signed
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Author: R.F. Kuang
Topic: HIstorical Fiction/Fantasy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
