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R.F. Kuang says there’s 'quite a lot' of herself in 'Katabasis' protagonist Alice

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Jun 16, 20269:28Arts

R.F. Kuang’s fantasy novel Katabasis , first published in 2025, is out in paperback. The book is about two rival doctoral students studying magic at Cambridge University. Together, they travel to hell to rescue their rec...

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