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.
Samira Ahmed, "INTERNMENT" w/ Brandy Colbert
Aatif Rashid, "Portrait of Sebastian Khan"
Christopher Cantwell, "SHE COULD FLY" w/ Nick Dazé
Mark Doten, "TRUMP SKY ALPHA" w/ Nathan Deuel
Don Winslow, "The Border"
Ali Liebegott, "THE SUMMER OF DEAD THINGS"
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, "CIRCLE"
Geoff Dyer, "BROADSWORD CALLING DANNY BOY"
Chris Cander, "THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO"
Hillary Frank, "WEIRD PARENTING WINS" w/ Jane Marie
UC Irvine MFA Student Reading
Elizabeth McCracken, "BOWLAWAY" w/ Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Marlon James, "BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF"
Charlie Jane Anders, "THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT"
Chloe Aridjis, "SEA MONSTERS" w/ Merritt Tierce
Sophia Shalmiyev, "MOTHER WINTER" w/ Sara Benincasa
Sally Wen Mao, "OCULUS" w/ Muriel Leung
Rachelle Cruz, "EXPERIENCING COMICS" w/ Nilah Magruder and Yumi Sakugawa
Jacob Kramer & K-Fai Steele, "NOODLEPHANT"
Nikki Darling, "FADE INTO YOU"
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