

Her writing is described as “wry and innovative.”

Lynne Rae Perkins : writer and illustrator, her work has earned her a Newberry “To say his poetry is thought-provoking would be an understatement. Larry Mawby: Leelanau wine maker and author of numerous poetry books. Bonnie Jo Campbell called her debut novel, Off The Yoga Mat “smart, soulful and surprising.” Fish : poet and environmental justice scholar at the City University of New York. We can’t wait to see you!īAY BOOKS presents: Readings and Conversation Followed by Q&A and book signingĬheryl J. If you’d like to join you can RSVP by emailing us. Bay Books would love to have you join this Author Event on June 24th at 5pm. We’re excited to announce that Viola Shipman will be joining us to discuss their new book Famous in a Small Town. The Mad Women’s Ball $15.00 Add to cart.The Paris Bookseller $26.00 Add to cart.Ĭan powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence? Related products When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. Silver-working-the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars-has made the British unparalleled in power, as the arcane craft serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.įor Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. The tower and its students are the world’s center for translation and, more importantly, magic. 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. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.ġ828. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British Empire
