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F Kuang’s tale of colonialism, magic and language, set in an alternate Oxford in the 1800s, broke out of the fantasy genre into the mainstream last year. Our panel praised Kuang’s use


of “very clever” footnotes which added an extra layer to the novel, and commended how Babel encouraged an interest in language and translation, giving a new perspective on the legacies of empire. HarperVoyager produced seven special editions for multiple


retailers which reached “every permutation of reader”. The marketing campaign, which reached a non-traditional readership via TikTok and other social channels, “left no stone unturned” according to the judges who singled it out as “the most impressive campaign” on the shortlist. Our judges were unanimous in agreeing that this was an “event book” of 2022.


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