Kuang has a beautiful way of eliciting outrage and empathy for her characters. Kuang books that I have read, and I was so nervous to read the book because of the hype surrounding it but it did not disappoint. Foreigners ripped away from their home countries and forced to translate priceless works and legal documents to benefit England.įavorite quote "An act of translation is always an act of betrayal." Robin made friends, is excelling academically, and is making his guardian proud what more could he ever ask for? Secret societies begin to come into play however, the blindfold that Robin has kept firmly on his face is slowly being removed, and Robin is starting to see the harsh reality of what the Babel students really are. While also working towards how to be well versed in using silver working, using match pairs of different words to create something new based on the words being used (a form of magical alchemy used by the university that helps power England). His main campus is through the Babel tower, where his job is learning how to translate different literary works to benefit the Crown. Robin works hard to study and ends up making it in to Oxford and is swept away by the magic of Oxford. Robin is tasked with the learning different languages under Professor Lovell's care so that Robin can attend Oxford University. Robin Swift was taken from his home in Canton to live with his father and mentor Professor Lovell. This was an extremely powerful story about a young man discovering the harsh truth of colonialism.
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