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Babel

2022 novel by R. F. Kuang
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Summary

Babel is a literary work[1]. Babel ranks in the top 0.66% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,001 views/month, #189 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: R.F. Kuang[3]
  • Award received: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[4], Nebula Award for Best Novel[5]
  • Publisher: HarperVoyager[6]
  • Genre: fantasy[7], dark academia[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Publication date: August 23, 2022[11]
  • Has edition or translation: Babel[12], Q140237176[13]
  • Narrative location: Oxford[14]
  • Number of pages: 560[15]
  • Nominated for: World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[16], Ignyte Award for Best Novel – Adult[17], Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[18], Q139973536[19]
  • Title: Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution[20], Babel[21], Babel, czyli o konieczności przemocy[22], Babel - Uma História Arcana[23]
  • Different from: Babel (roman)[24]
  • Form of creative work: novel[25]

Why It Matters

Babel has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Babel is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

What awards did Babel receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[4] and Nebula Award for Best Novel[5].

Related Entities

literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . amazon.es. amazon.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . locusmag.com. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . R.F. Kuang. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com. ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → 083d35ef-e63b-4ca8-8859-b635968fefba
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'uk', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 10
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → Babel - R. F. Kuang
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Archive of our own tag: Babel - R. F. Kuang, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/233210804|Babel - R. F. Kuang (#233210804)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7"
  3. 18w ago · Huw Diprose · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Babel, Babel, Q140237176
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Has edition or translation: Q140237176, Create audiobook edition of Babel (R. F. Kuang)"
  4. 19w ago · Poulpy · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, Ignyte Award for Best Novel – Adult, Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Nominated for: Ignyte Award for Best Novel – YA, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1781010543652"
  5. 22w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Babel'}, {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Babel, czyli o konieczności przemocy +1
    Genre → fantasy, dark academia
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Genre: fantasy novel"
  6. 23w ago · Jmorscheck · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Award received → Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novel
    Language of work or name → English
    Aliases → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Title: Babel, czyli o konieczności przemocy"
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