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The new book from no. 1 New York Times and no. 2 Sunday Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang

‘A riot’ PANDORA SYKES

‘Razor-sharp’ TIME

‘A wild ride’ STYLIST

‘Darkly comic’ GQ

‘Satirical and humorous’ COSMOPOLITAN

‘Unforgettable’ WOMAN & HOME

Athena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody.

White lies
When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song.

Dark humour
But as evidence threatens June’s stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.

Deadly consequences…
What happens next is entirely everyone else’s fault.

R.F. Kuang’s book ‘Babel’ was a New York Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2022

R.F. Kuang’s book ‘Babel’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 05-09-2022

Publisher Review

'A spiky, snarky, shady, smart, sinister take on white privilege' NIKKI MAY 'Incredibly, brilliantly entertaining... What a treat' CHARLOTTE PHILBY 'A funny, engrossing read about what people do when they reckon they can get away with it' ERIN KELLY 'A remarkable and incendiary novel' WIZ WHARTON 'A darkly satirical thriller about greed, truth, identity, and art' PENG SHEPHERD 'One of the most transfixing novels I've read in ages... Kuang boldly interrogates literary hot-button issues like privilege, appropriation, and authenticity, leaving it open for readers themselves to decide where to draw the line.' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS