R. F. Kuang
Author
Language
English
Description
"From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, 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...
Author
Series
Poppy war volume 2
Language
English
Description
The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix--the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
17 audio discs (22 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 computer disc (PDF ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
In the 19th century, an orphaned Chinese boy enrolls in Oxford's Royal Institute of Translation--Babel. Raised in Britain, he must choose whether or not to partake in an unjust war against his homeland.
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
561 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate the legacy of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back with this exciting reimagining of the timeless film featuring new perspectives from forty acclaimed authors"--