About this episode

R.F. Kuang discusses her new novel Katabasis with host Samantha Shannon.

Join us for what promises to be an unmissable evening with bestselling author R.F. Kuang, as we celebrate the publication of her much-anticipated new novel, Katabasis.The internationally bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface returns with Katabasis: a sublimely dark and unputdownable tale of two rival Cambridge academics who must join forces on a rescue mission in hell itself.R.F. Kuang is now the author of six novels, with her debut novel The Poppy War written on her gap year in China and released in 2018. This was followed by The Dragon Republic (2019), The Burning God (2022), Babel (2022) and most recently Yellowface (2023).

People in this episode

Host: Samantha Shannon

Guest: R.F. Kuang

Topics covered

• author interview
• new book release
• literary discussion
• Cambridge academics
• dark fiction

Keywords

• R.F. Kuang
• Samantha Shannon
• Katabasis
• Babel
• Yellowface
• Cambridge
• dark fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Katabasis, Babel, Yellowface, The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, The Burning God

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