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.
Ocean Vuong, "ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS" w/ Jade Chang
James Ellroy, "THIS STORM"
Alex Espinoza, "CRUISING" w/ David Francis
Sarah Gailey, "MAGIC FOR LIARS" w/ Mallory O'Meara
Erik Davis, "HIGH WEIRDNESS"
Kathryn Scanlan, "AUG 9--FOG" w/ Amina Cain
Maria Hummel, "STILL LIVES" w/ Rebecca Morse
Jen Pastiloff, "ON BEING HUMAN" w/ Lidia Yuknavitch
Jacqueline Suskin, "THE EDGE OF THE CONTINENT"
Mason Funk, "THE BOOK OF PRIDE"
Josh Levin, "THE QUEEN" w/ Julia Turner
Malaka Gharib, "I WAS THEIR AMERICAN DREAM" w/ Michael Nailat
Amos Mac and Rocco Kayiatos, "ORIGINAL PLUMBING"
Pat Thomas and Michael Heath, "MY WEEK BEATS YOUR YEAR"
Sarah Pinsker, "SOONER OR LATER EVERYTHING FALLS INTO THE SEA" w/ Rebecca Roanhorse
Xuan Juliana Wang, "HOME REMEDIES" w/ Justin Torres
Julie Orringer, "THE FLIGHT PORTFOLIO", w/ Sarah Manguso
Sean Carswell, "DEAD EXTRA" w/ Steph Cha
Chia-Chia Lin, "THE UNPASSING" w/ Jamel Brinkley
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