Quote: “Words have no meaning unless there is someone present who can understand them.” – Professor Jerome Playfair from the book ‘Babel: An Arcane History’ by R.F. Kuang
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
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?
The Stray Reader 
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