{"product_id":"babel-9780008776732","title":"Babel : Or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOxford, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe city of dreaming spires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil it became a prison…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut can a student stand against an empire?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: R.F. Kuang\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fantasy, Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 Sep 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"R.F. Kuang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320371519866,"sku":"9780008776732","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780008776732.jpg?v=1790650376","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/babel-9780008776732","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}