R. F Kuang
1) Yellow Face
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Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title.
In this gripping and thought-provoking novel, the authors explore the intricacies of identity, cultural appropriation, and the literary world. The story centers around a successful writer whose life is turned upside down when a friend's sudden death presents a chance to assume their identity and gain literary acclaim. As the protagonist grapples with the consequences of...
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"What's the harm in a pseudonym? Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American--in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang in the vein of White Ivy and The Other Black Girl. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut...
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Poppy war volume 1
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When Rin aced the Keju - the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies - it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had...
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"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 thedominating 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...
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Poppy war volume 2
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Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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658 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Poppy war volume 3
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Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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622 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
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"After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn't given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much-the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges-and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies...
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Editorial Hidra
Pub. Date
2023.
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692 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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1828. El Instituto Real de Traducción de Oxford, también conocido como Babel, es la institución mágica más importante del mundo. La magia con plata capaz de revelar significados ocultos perdidos en la traducción que allí se practica le ha otorgado al Imperio británico un poder sin parangón.Robin, un huérfano cantonés que ha terminado siendo alumno en Babel, se ha dado cuenta de que servir a Babel significa traicionar a su país de origen....