UID:
kobvindex_VBRD-i97800630214330544
Umfang:
544 Seiten
ISBN:
9780063021433
Inhalt:
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 heâEURÖll enroll in Oxford UniversityâEURÖs prestigious Royal Institute of TranslationâEURöalso known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver workingâEURöthe art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver barsâEURöhas made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the EmpireâEURÖs 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 decideâEUR| [Quelle: amazon.de]
Sprache:
Deutsch
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