Babel - Subterranean Press R F Kuang - Signed/Numbered + Rights

Description: Babel by R F Kuang. Signed and Numbered.Will transfer rights from Subterranean Press upon purchase. From Subterranean: 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 he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's 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 Empire’s 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? Both editions will be: Oversized, 7 x 10 trim sizePrinted offset in two colors (black and Pantone®) on 70# archival quality paper in Opaque Bright WhiteSigned by R. F. KuangArt by Abigail LarsonDuotone chapter headFour color plates, illustrating each of the main charactersFull color endsheetsSmyth-sewn binding560 pages The limited edition will be casebound in cloth, with foil stamping on the spine of the book. It includes a full color wraparound dust jacket. The lettered edition will be handbound with a custom traycase. Inspired by the style of bindings from Babel's time period, it will feature a leather spine with raised hubs and a coordinating label. The boards of the book will be covered in paper marbled by artist Renato Crepaldi. He has created for this edition a modern version of the classic zebra pattern with spots. This will be the first SubPress lettered edition to feature spine hubs in a decade-and-a-half! Limited: 500 signed numbered hardcover copies

Price: 500 USD

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