BABEL: AN ARCANE HISTORY - EXCLUSIVE SIGNED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING WITH BLACK PAGE EDGES.

KUANG R F

ISBN 10: 0008501815 / ISBN 13: 9780008501815

Published by Harper Voyager, London, 2022

In Superb & Unmarked Condition, this book has been Signed by R F Kuang to the Title Page. The Book & Dust Jacket are in As New condition. This book is guaranteed to be a 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Publishers number 1 confirms that this is a first printing. The Jacket is protected by a clear, removable, archival protective covering. The book is professionally wrapped and packed with great care with bubble wrap and placed in a special book box to ensure that the book arrives at your destination in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 010105

Synopsis:

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’GUARDIANTraduttore, 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 TREER.F. Kuang’s book ‘Babel’ was a New York Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2022.

Bibliographic Details

Title: BABEL: AN ARCANE HISTORY - EXCLUSIVE SIGNED ...
Publisher: Harper Voyager, London
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: As New
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition