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Book review: In Babel, R.F. Kuang’s best-selling fantasy novel, translation makes magic happen

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R.F. Kuang's Babel is a delight to read and a testament to the magic of translation.

R.F. Kuang's Babel is a delight to read and a testament to the magic of translation.

PHOTOS: MIKE STYER PHOTOGRAPHY, HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS

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Babel
By R.F. Kuang
Fiction/HarperCollins Publishers/Paperback/560 pages/$34.78/

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4 stars

Chinese-American author R.F. Kuang may very well be a genius.

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