BABEL by R.F. Kuang S.K. Ali TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

A captivating retelling of The Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it s a hard book to put down

and a time when allegiances are called into question

the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over his target

including An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870)

BABEL by R.F. Kuang S.K. Ali TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTInstant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out. Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award winning author R. F. Kuang comes