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.
Dan Goldman, "CHASING ECHOES"
Franny Howe, "LOVE AND I" w/ Martha Ronk
Liska Jacobs, "THE WORST KIND OF WANT" w/ Allie Rowbottom
THE SCIENCE OF POETRY: A READING
Josh Kun, "THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK OF L.A."
Alex Dimitrov, "ASTRO POETS" w/ Melissa Broder
Jonathan Blum, "THE USUAL UNCERTAINTIES"
Helen Shewolfe Tseng & Beatrix Gravesguard, "THE ASTROLOGICAL GRIMOIRE" w/ Yumi Sakugawa
Roshanak Kheshti,"WENDY CARLOS'S SWITCHED-ON BACH" w/ Karen Tongson
Monique Truong, "THE SWEETEST FRUITS" w/ Diep Tran
Amanda Yates Garcia, "INITIATED" w/ Pam Grossman
Mimi Lok, "LAST OF HER NAME" w/ Amelia Gray
Cyrus Grace Dunham, "A YEAR WITHOUT A NAME"
Molly Lambert, Geoff Dyer and Tosh Berman discuss "I USED TO BE CHARMING: THE REST OF EVE BABITZ"
Hanif Abdurraqib, "A FORTUNE FOR YOUR DISASTER"
Aziza Barnes, "THE BLIND PIG" w/ Yesika Salgado
Liana Finck,"EXCUSE ME" w/ Charlie Hankin
Mike Pearl, "THE DAY IT FINALLY HAPPENS" w/ Brian Merchant
AJ Dungo, "IN WAVES" w/ Jamie Brisick
Leslie Jamison, "MAKE IT SCREAM, MAKE IT BURN" w/ Chris Kraus
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