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AuCNLKIN |
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jb2022030923 |
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| National bibliography number |
GBC2B4622 |
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bnb |
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| Record control number |
020667512 |
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Uk |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780063021426 |
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0063021420 |
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9780008501815 |
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0008501815 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780008501822 |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1331578074 |
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| Original cataloging agency |
WC4 |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
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WC4 |
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BDX |
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UKMGB |
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OMN |
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IH9 |
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MNX |
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VWMR |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PS3611.U17 |
| Item number |
B33 2022 |
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| Classification number |
813.6 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kuang, R. F. |
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(Rebecca F.), |
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author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE |
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| Title |
Babel ; or the necessity of violence : |
| Remainder of title |
an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
R.F. Kuang. |
| 246 14 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Babel : |
| Remainder of title |
an arcane history |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London, UK : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
HarperVoyager, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2022. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xii, 544 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he'll enroll in Oxford University's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation--also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working--the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars--has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire's quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide ... Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?"--Amazon.com. |
| 586 ## - AWARDS NOTE |
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| Awards note |
Winner 2022 Nebula Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
University of Oxford |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
University of Oxford. |
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fast |
| 648 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Chronological term |
1800-1899 |
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fast |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Orphans |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Secret societies |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
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20671 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Social change |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Orphans. |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Secret societies. |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Social change. |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
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21781 |
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Imperialism. |
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fast |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Diplomatic relations. |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Magic |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Imperialism |
| General subdivision |
Moral and ethical aspects |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Anti-imperialist movements |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Translating and interpreting |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Imperialism |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| Source of heading or term |
sears |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Oxford (England) |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
19th century |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
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| Geographic name |
England |
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Oxford. |
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fast |
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| Geographic name |
China. |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Great Britain. |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
China |
| General subdivision |
Foreign relations |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| Source of heading or term |
sears |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Great Britain |
| General subdivision |
Foreign relations |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| Source of heading or term |
sears |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
China |
| General subdivision |
Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision |
Great Britain |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Great Britain |
| General subdivision |
Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision |
China |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
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| Uncontrolled term |
US & CAN fantasy fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term |
US & CAN historical fiction |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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Historical fiction. |
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lcgft |
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30 |
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Alternative histories (Fiction) |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Fantasy fiction |
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274 |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Fiction. |
| Source of term |
fast |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Novels. |
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lcgft |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type |
Book |
