{"product_id":"babel-book-by-r-f-kuang","title":"Babel book by R.F. Kuang","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1wmd6hq\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"31\"\u003eBabel book by R. F. Kuang\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"250\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBabel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eR. F. Kuang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a dark academic fantasy set in an alternate 19th-century Oxford, where language and translation are the foundation of imperial power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"652\"\u003eThe story follows Robin Swift, an orphan brought from Canton to England and trained at the prestigious Royal Institute of Translation, known as Babel. 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