R. F. KuangFantasy · Fiction·b. 1996
Babel. An Arcane History
Babel. An Arcane History
- Pages
- 560
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- English
- My first Kuang and wow, just wow. I could tell this was written by an academic. As a translator and someone who's studied translation, this book holds a special place in my heart. The lecture parts of the story made me feel so nostalgic and miss the courses I took on translation theories, etymology, linguistics, etc. though, of course, my uni/faculty was not a fraction of Babel in terms of academic standing. But of course, this book was much more than just a story of translation, and I loved everything about it. The characters, the theme, the plot. And that ending... it had me so emotional. ‘Violence shows them how much we’re willing to give up,’ said Griffin. ‘Violence is the only language they understand, because their system of extraction is inherently violent. Violence shocks the system. And the system cannot survive the shock. You have no idea what you’re capable of, truly. You can’t imagine how the world might shift unless you pull the trigger.’
- R.F. KUANG HOW DARE YOU. HOW. DARE. YOU. I think this book can be applicable to so many people in so many ways - even those aren???t of a different race but are marginalized in some other way. I almost DNF???d this into the Canton expedition. I???m so glad I stuck it out.