BABEL

Traduit de l'ANGLAIS (ETATS-UNIS)

Prix Nebula : Prix Nebula - Meilleur Roman 2022

Babelio : Prix Babelio pour l'Imaginaire 2024

À propos

THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER ''One for Philip Pullman fans'' THE TIMES ''This one is an automatic buy'' GLAMOUR ''Ambitious, sweeping and epic'' EVENING STANDARD ''Razor-sharp'' DAILY MAIL ''An ingenious fantasy about empire'' GUARDIAN Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.


Oxford, 1836.

The city of dreaming spires.
It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.
And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.
Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.
Until it became a prison...
But can a student stand against an empire?

An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.


''A masterpiece that resonates with power and knowledge. BABEL is a stark picture of the cruelty of empire, a distillation of dark academia, and a riveting blend of fantasy and historical fiction - a monumental achievement'' Samantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE R.F. Kuang''s book ''Babel'' was a New York Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2022.


Rayons : Fantasy & Science-fiction > Fantasy


  • Auteur(s)

    R. F. Kuang

  • Éditeur

    Harper Collins Uk

  • Distributeur

    Side

  • Date de parution

    17/08/2023

  • EAN

    9780008501853

  • Disponibilité

    Disponible

  • Poids

    340 g

  • Support principal

    Grand format

Infos supplémentaires : Broché  

R. F. Kuang

Rebecca F. Kuang est née en 1996 dans la province de Guangzhou, en Chine, et a quatre ans lorsque sa famille s'installe aux États-Unis. Elle en a dix-neuf lorsqu'elle achève l'écriture de son premier roman, La Guerre du pavot, qui a figuré sur les listes des plus prestigieux prix de science-fiction (Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy Award).

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