Babel : or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
(Audiobook)
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Audio, [2022].
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Franklin Ave. Library - New Audiobooks
Kuang, R.
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Kuang, R.
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LC Subjects
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Anti-imperialist movements -- Fiction.
Audiobooks.
China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- China -- Fiction.
Imperialism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Fiction.
Magic -- Fiction.
Translating and interpreting -- Fiction.
Anti-imperialist movements -- Fiction.
Audiobooks.
China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- China -- Fiction.
Imperialism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Fiction.
Magic -- Fiction.
Translating and interpreting -- Fiction.
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Audio, [2022].
Format
Audiobook
Physical Desc
18 audio discs (approximately 1305 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
9780063021464
Notes
General Note
PDF on disc 18.
Participants/Performers
Read by Chris Lew Kum Hoi and Billie Fulford-Brown.
Description
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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kuang, R. F., Hoi, C. L. K. (., & Fulford-Brown, B. (2022). Babel: or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution (Unabridged.). Harper Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kuang, R. F, Chris Lew Kum (Actor), Hoi and Billie Fulford-Brown. 2022. Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence : An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution. Harper Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kuang, R. F, Chris Lew Kum (Actor), Hoi and Billie Fulford-Brown. Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence : An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Harper Audio, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kuang, R. F., Chris Lew Kum (Actor) Hoi, and Billie Fulford-Brown. Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence : An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Unabridged., Harper Audio, 2022.
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