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By Kuang R.f.
R. F. Kuang
This novel delves into the complexities of student revolutions and colonial resistance, examining how language and translation served as tools of the British Empire. Set in 1828, it follows Robin Swift, an orphan brought to London to train at Oxford's Royal Institute of Translation, known as Babel. Babel is central to the Empire's power through silver working, a magic that manifests meaning lost in translation. As Robin progresses, he confronts the conflict between his studies and his loyalty to his homeland.