Babel : eller om våldets nödvändighet : den hemliga historien om Oxfordöversättarnas revolution

Om boken

Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution is a 2022 novel of speculative fiction by R. F. Kuang set in a fantastical version of Oxford in 1830s England. Thematically similar to The Poppy War (2018–20), Kuang's first book series, the book criticizes British imperialism, racism and capitalism, and the complicity of academia, knowledge, and language in perpetuating and enabling them.

Var poängen kommer ifrån

Källorna ger i snitt 8,1 över 1 867 betyg. Med så många väger läsarnas röst 91 % och poängen stannar på 8,2 — medelvärdet 8,0 för Fantasy rubbar den knappt. Ytterligare +0,10 kommer från den lilla bonusen för stora priser.

Läsarröster

De mest gillade recensionerna på Hardcover (med angivna författare).

• EN

  “I didn’t realize the power of Babel until the last fifty or so pages, but then it all clicked for me. The story wasn’t really about the characters themselves, rather the imperialist system they found themselves in. Using a magic system based on translation was a stroke of genius when it came to enforcing the message of the book. Language is the backbone of cultural identity, so to weaponize it as silver does, using a cultures own words to oppress them, was incredibly effective. Rf Kuang was not subtle in communicating the themes in this book, but maybe that was the point. There isn’t subtlety …”

  ★ 4.5/5seanD på Hardcover

• EN

  “R F Kuang really know how to use fantasy as a tool to approach difficult topics. Her portrait of colonialism, racism, white feminism and class war is brilliant. Their protagonists journeys are fascinating. I highly recommend this read as this book is one of a kind. Only fault, the story have some pace issues and the author passion for linguistic despite being essential to the story creates unnecessary length bits.”

  ★ 4/5inner-adventures på Hardcover

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