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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence
by R. F. Kuang
Goodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy · 2022 · ShortlistNebula Award (Best Novel) · 2022 · WinnerWaterstones Book of the Year · 2022 · ShortlistNebula Award (Best Novel) · 2018 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy | 2022 | Shortlist |
| Nebula Award (Best Novel) | 2022 | Winner |
| Waterstones Book of the Year | 2022 | Shortlist |
| Nebula Award (Best Novel) | 2018 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Set at a fictional Royal Institute of Translation at Oxford during the British Empire's height, this dark academic fantasy follows a Chinese student who becomes involved in a resistance movement against imperialism. Won the Nebula, British Book Award, and Locus Award.
About the Author
R.F. Kuang is an American-Chinese fantasy author known for the Poppy War trilogy and the standalone novel Babel. She won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for Babel, or the Necessity of Violence (2023), which also won the Nebula Award. Read more →
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