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.
Zenobia Neil, "THE JINNI'S LAST WISH"
Gabriella Herstick, "INNER WITCH"
Clementine Ford, "FIGHT LIKE A GIRL" w/ Alexandra Tweten
Claudia Dey, "HEARTBREAKER"
Elaine Mokhtefi, "THIRD WORLD CAPITAL"
Leah Dieterich, "VANISHING TWINS"
Ben Marcus, "NOTES FROM THE FOG"
David Ulin, "THE LOST ART OF READING"
Thomas Page McBee, "AMATEUR" w/ Ann Friedman
Adam Cayton-Holland, "TRAGEDY PLUS TIME"
Laura van den Berg, "THE THIRD HOTEL" w/ Aja Gabel
Katie Ford, "IF YOU HAVE TO GO"
Lisa Hannawalt, "COYOTE DOGGIRL" w/ Molly Lambert
Genevieve Hudson, "PRETEND WE LIVE HERE" w/ Henry Hoke and Myriam Gurba
Fatimah Asghar, "IF THEY COME FOR US" w/ Morgan Parker and Sam Bailey
Virgie Tovar, "YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN FAT" w/ Sarai Walker
Lisa Locascio, "OPEN ME" w/ Karolina Waclawiak
Joshua Mattson, "A SHORT FILM ABOUT DISAPPOINTMENT"
Jos Charles, "FEELD"
Onnesha Rouychouduri, "THE MARGINALIZED MAJORITY" w/ Jenny Yang
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