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Down the Rabbit Hole: Weird Fiction Book Club

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror and Other Weird Fiction

2023-04-18 19:00:00 2023-04-18 21:00:00 America/Chicago Down the Rabbit Hole: Weird Fiction Book Club Join us on Zoom for a lively discussion of "Babel, or the Necessity of Violence" by R.F. Kuang. Email Ben.Willcox@tulsalibrary.org for the Zoom link. For adults. Virtual

Tuesday, April 18
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-18 19:00:00 2023-04-18 21:00:00 America/Chicago Down the Rabbit Hole: Weird Fiction Book Club Join us on Zoom for a lively discussion of "Babel, or the Necessity of Violence" by R.F. Kuang. Email Ben.Willcox@tulsalibrary.org for the Zoom link. For adults. Virtual

Join us on Zoom for a lively discussion of "Babel, or the Necessity of Violence" by R.F. Kuang. Email Ben.Willcox@tulsalibrary.org for the Zoom link. For adults.

"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?"

Virtual

Phone: 918-549-7323

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Hours
We're closed Sunday March 31 due to Easter
Mon, Mar 25 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Tue, Mar 26 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Wed, Mar 27 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Thu, Mar 28 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Fri, Mar 29 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Sat, Mar 30 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Sun, Mar 31 Closed
(Easter)

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This event will be held virtually.

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