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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....
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
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A novel of tremendous scope and beauty, The Translator tells of the relationship between an exiled Russian poet and his American translator during the Cuban missile crisis, a time when a writer's words -- especially forbidden ones -- could be powerful enough to change the course of history.
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Series
Inspector Chen novel volume 3
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Inspector Chen is on vacation, working for a businessman about to build a vast complex in central Shanghai, but when a former Red Guard is murdered, he must return to duty to apprehend the culprit.
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