Автор: Kuang, R.f. Название: Babel - Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators` Revolution PB ISBN: 0008501858 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008501853 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1072.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (более 5-х шт.) Описание: From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
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?
Автор: Kuang, R.f. Название: Babel HB ISBN: 0008501815 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008501815 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 2507.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 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.
Instant #1New York TimesBestseller from the author of The Poppy War
Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out. -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass
From award-winning author R.
F. Kuang comesBabel, a thematic response toThe Secret Historyand a tonal retort toJonathan Strange Mr. Norrellthat grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
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 hell enroll in Oxford Universitys prestigious Royal Institute of Translationalso known as Babel.
Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver workingthe art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver barshas made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empires 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?
Автор: Patrick Shand Название: Grimm Fairy Tales: Arcane Acre Volume 3 ISBN: 1942275277 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781942275275 Издательство: Diamond Books Рейтинг: Цена: 2089.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Machen Arthur Название: The Great God Pan and Other Weird Stories ISBN: 193500607X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781935006077 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "Of creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few can hope to equal Arthur Machen." -- H. P. Lovecraft Arthur Machen (1863-1947), Welsh novelist and essayist, is considered one of the most important and influential writers of his time. While displaying a preoccupation with pagan themes and matters of the occult -- an interest he shared with his close friend, the distinguished scholar A. E. Waite -- his writing transcends the genre of supernatural horror. Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as Paul Bowles and Jorge Luis Borges are just a few of the literary notables who are counted among his admirers. Machen is also a key figure in the development of pulp magazine fiction (e.g., Weird Tales), a line of ancestry that leads directly to today's popular graphic novels. Further, Machen's name often crops up in the writings of theorists and practitioners of psychogeography, a school of thought and literature which explores the hidden links between the landscape and the mind. In "The Great God Pan," Arthur Machen delivers a tense atmospheric story about a string of mysterious suicides. With its suggestive visions of decadent sexuality, the work scandalized Victorian London. This edition also includes "The White People," "The Inmost Light," and "The Shining Pyramid." Taken together, these short stories are considered some of the first works of horror and have inspired generations of subsequent writers and creators.
Автор: Matthew Allen Dickerson, Dickerson Название: ARCANE INHERITANCE ISBN: 109064826X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781090648266 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2586.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Iengo Roberto Название: Quantum Field Theory: An Arcane Setting for Explaining the World ISBN: 1643270508 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643270500 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5405.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: While there are many good books in particle physics, very seldom if ever a non-specialist comprehensive description of Quantum Field Theory has appeared. The intention of this short book is to offer a guided tour of that innermost topic of Theoretical Physics, in plain words and avoiding the mathematical apparatus, but still describing its various facets up to the research frontier, with the aim to give a glimpse of what the human mind has been capable of imagining for dealing with the behavior of Nature at the most fundamental level.
Автор: Atkinson William Walker Название: The Mystery of Sex: The Arcane IV ISBN: 1522720138 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781522720133 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1033.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Baker, Richard Название: Complete Arcane ISBN: 0786934352 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786934355 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 2754.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Dan Willis, Willis Название: Long Chain ISBN: 1688098720 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781688098725 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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