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Babel or the necessity of violence: (Record no. 98644)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 978-0-06-302143-3
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency High School Learning Resource Center
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number FIC
Item number K83 2022
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kuang, R.F
9 (RLIN) 60248
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Babel or the necessity of violence:
Remainder of title an arcane history of the Oxford/
Statement of responsibility, etc. R.F. Kuang
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Harper Voyager,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2022
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 542 pages;
Dimensions 20 cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "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 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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Topical term or geographic name entry element Alternative histories (Fiction)
9 (RLIN) 60249
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Anti-imperialist movements Fiction
9 (RLIN) 60250
655 ## - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Historical fiction
9 (RLIN) 60251
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Checked out Date last seen Date last checked out Copy number Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type
    Library of Congress Classification     Fiction High School Learning Resource Center High School Learning Resource Center Fiction 02/02/2026 595.00 3 FIC K83 2022 HS15062 07/14/2026 05/30/2026 05/30/2026 1 595.00 02/02/2026 Books