Exhalation
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2019]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 350 pages ; 22 cm
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR * Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories--two published for the very first time--all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others
Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity's oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.
In "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In "Exhalation," an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will.
Including stories being published for the first time as well as some of his rare and classic uncollected work, Exhalation is Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic--revelatory.
Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity's oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.
In "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In "Exhalation," an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will.
Including stories being published for the first time as well as some of his rare and classic uncollected work, Exhalation is Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic--revelatory.
Other Authors:
Chiang, Ted. Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate.
Chiang, Ted. Exhalation.
Chiang, Ted. What's Expected of Us.
Chiang, Ted. Lifecycle of Software Objects.
Chiang, Ted. Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny.
Chiang, Ted. Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling.
Chiang, Ted. Great Silence.
Chiang, Ted. Omphalos.
Chiang, Ted. Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom.
Chiang, Ted. Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate.
Chiang, Ted. Exhalation.
Chiang, Ted. What's Expected of Us.
Chiang, Ted. Lifecycle of Software Objects.
Chiang, Ted. Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny.
Chiang, Ted. Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling.
Chiang, Ted. Great Silence.
Chiang, Ted. Omphalos.
Chiang, Ted. Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom.
Contents:
The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate -- Exhalation -- What's Expected of Us -- The Lifecycle of Software Objects -- Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny -- The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling -- The Great Silence -- Omphalos -- Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom -- Story Notes -- Acknowledgments.
ISBN:
9781101947883 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SF Chiang | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Science Fiction | Out (Due: 5/9/2024) |
SF Chiang | Main (Downtown) | Display - Second Level, Science Fiction | Out (Due: 5/16/2024) |
SF Chiang | Blythewood | Science Fiction | Out (Due: 5/8/2024) |
SF Chiang | Southeast | Science Fiction | In |