Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang KNOPF telling her full story as

telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms

then jolts us alert with a crackle of wit

exquisite watercolor illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator John Schoenherr

facing the cold of winter head on

Printed on recycled paper

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang KNOPF telling her full story asInstant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War "Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out." Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award winning author R. F. Kuang comes