{"product_id":"babel","title":"Babel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOxford, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe city of dreaming spires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eOrphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil it became a prison…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut can a student stand against an empire?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBabel\u003c\/em\u003e is the #2 Sunday Times and #1 New York Times Bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'One for Philip Pullman fans' - \u003cstrong\u003eThe Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'This one is an automatic buy' - \u003cstrong\u003eGlamour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Ambitious, sweeping and epic' - \u003cstrong\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Razor-sharp' - \u003cstrong\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An ingenious fantasy about empire' - \u003cstrong\u003eGuardian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e'A masterpiece that resonates with power and knowledge. \u003cem\u003eBabel\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Priory of the Orange Tree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eR.F. Kuang’s \u003cem\u003eBabel\u003c\/em\u003e was a New York Times bestseller w\/c 11-09-2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VsSEhILxUPI?si=TDXPcxSkzjXRaDz2\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45685718122732,"sku":"9780008501853","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008501853_fdb7d35b-0989-4ed5-8174-12dfed9daf94.jpg?v=1736115421","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/babel","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}