Babel : An Arcane History (Record no. 1450)
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| fixed length control field | 02877cam a2200433 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 69403 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OCoLC |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 220315t20222022nyua 000 1 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780063021426 |
| Qualifying information | (hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0063021420 |
| Qualifying information | (hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780008501815 |
| Qualifying information | (hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0008501815 |
| Qualifying information | (hardcover) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| -- | OCoLC)1322235897 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| -- | 741520 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | WC4 |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | WC4 |
| Modifying agency | BDX |
| -- | UKMGB |
| -- | OMN |
| -- | IH9 |
| -- | DAD |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kuang, R. F. |
| Fuller form of name | (Rebecca F.), |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Babel : An Arcane History |
| Remainder of title | |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | R.F. Kuang. |
| 246 14 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | Babel : |
| Remainder of title | an arcane history |
| 250 ## - | |
| -- | irst edition. |
| 264 #1 - | |
| -- | New York, NY : |
| -- | Harper Voyager, |
| -- | [2022] |
| 264 #4 - | |
| -- | ♭2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 544 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 336 ## - | |
| -- | text |
| -- | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - | |
| -- | unmediated |
| -- | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - | |
| -- | volume |
| -- | rdacarrier |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| 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 hell enroll in Oxford Universitys prestigious Royal Institute of Translation-- also known as Babel. Babel is the worlds 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 Empires 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Translating and interpreting |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Magic |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Imperialism |
| General subdivision | Moral and ethical aspects |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Anti-imperialist movements |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | China |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | Great Britain |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Great Britain |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | China |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Alternative histories (Fiction) |
| Source of term | lcgft |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Fantasy fiction. |
| Source of term | lcgft |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Public Library | Jones Public Library | 08/28/2025 | 29.00 | F KUA | 3370000088466 | 08/28/2025 | 08/28/2025 | Main |