From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others—the basis for the Academy Award –nominated film Arrival—comes a groundbreaking new collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. These are tales that tackle some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only Ted Chiang 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.
SKYLIT: Michelle Gallen, "BIG GIRL, SMALL TOWN"
SKYLIT: Jared Milrad & Jan West, "BELIEVE IN YOU"
SKYLIT: Nana-Ama Danquah, "ACCRA NOIR" w/ Anniwaa Buachie
SKYLIT: Tauno Biltsted, "THE ANATOMIST'S TALE" & Caitlin Chung, "SHIP OF FATES"
SKYLIT: Farrah Alexander, "RAISING THE RESISTANCE"
SKYLIT: Daniel Brook, "THE ACCIDENT OF COLOR" w/ Erin Aubry Kaplan & Guenveur Smith
SKYLIT: Frederick Kaufman, "THE MONEY PLOT" w/ Indrani Sen
SKYLIT: Riva Lehrer, "GOLEM GIRL: A MEMOIR" w/ Terry Myers
SKYLIT: Matthew Medney and John Connelly, "BEYOND KUIPER: THE GALACTIC STAR ALLIANCE"
SKYLIT: Unni Turrettini, "BETRAYING THE NOBEL" w/ Brian Keating
SKYLIT: Mauro Javier Cárdenas, "APHASIA" w/ Jeremy M. Davies
SKYLIT: Carmen Boullosa, "LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR WALL" w/ Juan Villoro
SKYLIT: Adam Goodman, "THE DEPORTATION MACHINE" w/ Romeo Guzmán
SKYLIT: Emily Schultz, "LITTLE THREATS"
SKYLIT: Stephanie LaCava, "THE SUPERRATIONALS" w/ Sasha Sagan
SKYLIT: Kevin Mattson, "WE'RE NOT HERE TO ENTERTAIN" w/ Mike Foley
SKYLIT: Carol Hay, "THINK LIKE A FEMINIST" w/ Samia Hesni
SKYLIT: Johnny Ray Huston & Bradford Nordeen, "BECAUSE HORROR"
SKYLIT: Jason Horton, "ABANDONED AND HISTORIC LOS ANGELES" w/ Rebecca Leib
SKYLIT: Jennifer L. Knox, "CRUSHING IT" w/ Sarah Manguso
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