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SUMMARY:Illinois Libraries Present: Babel-On with R.F. Kuang
DESCRIPTION:R.F. Kuang's genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective. Academic yet approachable\, Kuang's work combines history\, magic\, and classical literary tradition to render powerful critiques of academia\, the publishing industry\, and even contemporary popular culture. \n\nHer most recent novel\, Katabasis\, follows two graduate students as they descend into hell after the death of their professor\, and the screen rights options to the novel were sold to Amazon MGM Studios for an upcoming TV series before its publication. Kuang's other bestselling titles include Yellowface\, Babel\, and The Poppy War trilogy\, and she is the recipient of the Nebula Award for Best Novel\, the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Fiction\, and the American Book Award. \n\nKelly Jensen\, an anti-censorship advocate\, a senior editor at Book Riot\, and writer who has compiled such anthologies as Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World and (Don't) Call Me Crazy\, will be joining Kuang in conversation. This event is intended for adults. \n\n\n\nRegister here: https://bit.ly/ILPKuang
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>R.F. Kuang&rsquo\;s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective. Academic yet approachable\, Kuang&rsquo\;s work combines history\, magic\, and classical literary tradition to render powerful critiques of academia\, the publishing industry\, and even contemporary popular culture.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>Her most recent novel\,&nbsp\;<em>Katabasis</em>\, follows two graduate students as they descend into hell after the death of their professor\, and the screen rights options to the novel were sold to Amazon MGM Studios for an upcoming TV series before its publication. Kuang&rsquo\;s other bestselling titles include&nbsp\;<em>Yellowface</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>Babel</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>The Poppy War&nbsp\;</em>trilogy\, and she is the recipient of the Nebula Award for Best Novel\, the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Fiction\, and the American Book Award.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>Kelly Jensen\, an anti-censorship advocate\, a senior editor at Book Riot\, and writer who has compiled such anthologies as<em>&nbsp\;Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World</em>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<em>(Don&rsquo\;t) Call Me Crazy</em>\, will be joining Kuang in conversation. This event is intended for adults.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Register here:&nbsp\;<a href="https://bit.ly/ILPKuang" style="box-sizing: border-box\; text-decoration-line: none\; color: rgb(32\, 83\, 128)\;">https://bit.ly/ILPKuang</a></strong></p>\n
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