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Babel kuang6/7/2023 ![]() ‘Babel’ is my love letter and breakup letter with Oxford and academia. “I started writing it while I was at Oxford and it is deeply influenced by the beauty of the place and the dark beauty that underwrites it. Norrell’ by Susanna Clarke,” Kuang said to Hearst Connecticut Media when the book was published in August 2022. I think it is the perfect novel for people who enjoyed ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt or ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr. ![]() “ ‘Babel’ is a novel about the magic of translation, the illusion and allure of the academy and the violence of anticolonial resistance. After years of diligent study, Robin is enrolled in Babel where he and his three classmates become quick friends, but Robin is forced to face some harsh truths about Babel and his life at Oxford. Once in England, Robin is trained in Latin, Ancient Greek and Chinese so he can enroll in Oxford’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation, known as Babel. ![]() "Babel" tells the story of Robin Swift, who was orphaned by a cholera outbreak in 1828 China before being taken in by a mysterious Oxford professor. Kuang is a Marshall Scholar, Chinese-English translator, and the Astounding Award-winning and the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award nominated author of the Poppy War trilogy and the forthcoming Babel.Her work has won the Crawford Award and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. ![]() “Imagine waking up in a hotel room in toronto and they’re telling u u won the Nebula BYE,” she wrote in the caption. Kuang is currently on a book tour for her latest book “Yellowface,” which was released today, and posted about her win on Instagram. ![]()
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