This post was updated Aug. 31 at 7:59 p.m. Warning: Spoilers for R.F. Kuang’s “Katabasis” ahead. “Katabasis” is an intriguing book for academics but possibly a challenging journey for casual readers.
Academia is a sort of hell in itself, at least as presented in R.F. Kuang’s “Katabasis” — quite literally meaning “descent” in Greek mythology. Released Aug. 26 by Kuang, a New York Times bestselling ...