
Babel
R.F. Kuang · 2022
An Oxford translation institute powered by silver magic is revealed as an engine of British imperialism. Kuang's novel is a furious, meticulously researched attack on the violence embedded in language, empire, and academic institutions. Its anger is coherent and its scholarship is real.
Best of Last 10 Years · the Pro canon
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