A student at Oxford's Royal Institute of Translation discovers that language is the key to magical power — and colonial control.
“R.F. Kuang's dark academic fantasy is a searing critique of empire, translation, and the violence embedded in every language exchange.”
R.F. Kuang's dark academic fantasy is a searing critique of empire, translation, and the violence embedded in every language exchange.
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