Stories of Your Life and Others

by Chiang, Ted
ISBN: 9781101972120
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An award-winning book from the author of Exhalation, this short story collection "blend s] absorbing storytelling with meditations on the universe, being, time and space. . . . raises questions about the nature of reality and what it is to be human." --The New York Times

Includes "Story of Your Life" the basis for the major motion picture Arrival

Stories of Your Life and Others delivers dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, often presenting characters who must confront sudden change--the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens--with some sense of normalcy. With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty, but also by beauty and wonder. An award-winning collection from one of today's most lauded writers, Stories of Your Life and Others is a contemporary classic.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Chiang, Ted
  • ISBN: 9781101972120
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 304
  • Publication Year: 2016

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  • Brain vs heart vs both

    Martin W. - 6 years ago

    While I found this to be a very stimulating read, it occasionally felt like the author started with a bleeding edge concept in mathematics or linguistics and framed a narrative around it, rather than building from interesting characters and their motivations, life changes, relationships, etc. By the time I finished the book, though, I concluded that is still a very viable path to an effective short story. Sometimes I just like to read something that twists my brain sideways instead of engaging my heart; Chiang came close to engaging both several times, but stayed mostly in the "messing with your brain" model. Looking forward to "Exhalation." #SummerReading

  • These Stories Could Change Your Life

    Jordan G. - 6 years 10 months ago

    Is Ted Chiang a writer of Science Fiction, or literary fiction? You be the judge as you work your way through these eight carefully researched and brilliantly executed stories. A first hand telling of the construction of the Tower of Babel; a human guinea pig becomes a paranoid superhuman; linguistics professors work alongside military forces to decode an alien language. Thick with scientific research and overflowing with meditations on the human condition, Chiang's collection is an impressive achievement of what short fiction is and what it has the potential to be.

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