Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence

Name: Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence
ISBN: 9780063021426

Nebula Award · 2022 · WinnerGoodreads Choice · 2022 · ShortlistWaterstones Book · 2022 · ShortlistNebula Award · 2018 · Shortlist

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Harper Voyager USAugust 23, 2022Science Fiction & FantasyISBN 9780063021426

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Nebula Award (Best Novel)	2022	Winner
Goodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy	2022	Shortlist	“Nominee — Babel by R. F. Kuang”
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. KuangUS

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 →