![]() At the heart of Babel’s world is an odious human trafficking. In Kuang’s clever and moving novel, language and translation claim a power that creeps towards magic and provides the writer an eloquent metaphor through which to deconstruct the colonial project.įrom the start, something feels a bit unnerving, even macabre, in Babel. In the fantasy-like world building of Babel, Oxford houses the Tower, the center of colonial Britain’s translators’ world. Oxford is the hub in Babel and not just for the academic study ongoing there. As one might expect from the time period, Babel centers on themes of empire and colonialism. ![]() Kuang’s Babel: An Arcane History (2022) is a fantasy-inspired, alternate history of 1820 and 30s Britain and its relationship with the world beyond. ![]()
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