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ISBN
1101972122
Book Title
Stories of Your Life and Others
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
2016
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.9in
Author
Ted Chiang
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Asian American
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
10.8 Oz
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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From the author of Exhalation , an award-winning short story collection that blends "absorbing storytelling with meditations on the universe, being, time and space ... raises questions about the nature of reality and what it is to be human" ( The New York Times). Stories of Your Life and Others delivers dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, often presenting characters who must confront sudden change--the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens--with some sense of normalcy. With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty, but also by beauty and wonder. An award-winning collection from one of today's most lauded writers, Stories of Your Life and Others is a contemporary classic. Includes "Story of Your Life"--the basis for the major motion picture Arrival

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1101972122
ISBN-13
9781101972120
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219640296

Product Key Features

Book Title
Stories of Your Life and Others
Author
Ted Chiang
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Asian American
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
10.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3603.H53a6 2016
Reviews
"Shining, haunting, mind-blowing tales . . . this collection is a pure marvel. Chiang is so exhilarating so original so stylish he just leaves you speechless. I always suggest a person read at least 52 books a year for proper mental functioning but if you only have time for one, be at peace: you found it." --Junot Díaz (author of  The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ) "Meticulously pieced together, utterly thought through, Chiang's stories emerge slowly . . . but with the perfection of slow-growing crystal." --Lev Grossman, Best of the Decade: Science Fiction and Fantasy, Techland.com "United by a humane intelligence that speaks very directly to the reader, and makes us experience each story with immediacy and Chiang's calm passion." --China Mieville,  The Guardian "Ted is a national treasure . . . each of those stories is a goddamned jewel." --Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing "Confirms that blending science and fine art at this length can produce touching works, tales as intimate as our own blood cells, with the structural strength of just-discovered industrial alloys." -- Seattle Times "Chiang derides lazy thinking, weasels it out of its hiding place, and leaves it cowering." -- Washington Post "Essential. You won't know SF if you don't read Ted Chiang." --Greg Bear "Chiang writes seldom, but his almost unfathomably wonderful stories tick away with the precision of a Swiss watch--and explode in your awareness with shocking, devastating force." -- Kirkus Reviews  (Starred Review) "The first must-read SF book of the year." -- Publishers Weekly  (Starred Review) "He puts the science back in science fiction--brilliantly." -- Booklist  (Starred Review)
Table of Content
Tower of Babylon Understand Division by Zero Story of Your Life Seventy-Two Letters The Evolution of Human Science Hell Is the Absence of God Liking What You See: A Documentary Story Notes Acknowledgments
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2016-001193
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Dewey Edition
23

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  • by cyberbeatnik
    Jul 11, 2018Top favorable review

    A Great Collection of Stories

    A collection of short stories and novellas that make you think about life in ways I never expected. Really diverse premises and conclusions. It includes the "Stories of Your Life" upon which Arrival is based and the movie is very true to the themes and perspectives of the story you can read here. In all very clever and an easy and compelling read all the way through.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: IucLFdTlT8G@Deleted

  • by stran_3
    Oct 21, 2019Top critical review

    Early writings without much substance

    This book is somewhat disappointing. The stories are not written with the same level of creativity, surprise, and depth as the more recent compilation of stories in Exhalation. While interesting to see where the author began his writings, they do not compare favorably with his more recent contributions.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: bestbates

  • by rober_bresh
    Sep 11, 2018

    Good Reading

    Ted Chaing is one of the crop of relatively newer writers whose style is tinged with Ray Bradbury's palette of colors in which bizarre phenomena is prosaic. Stories of Your Life is full of these types of stories. "Hell is the Absence of God" is one of these stories in which angels routinely visit the earth. Their arrival ripples through the environment with destructive force. The story contemplates God's destructive nature and the main character's struggle with reason, rather than faith, as reason and logic are meaningless in this particular world.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: hannahwales3

  • by swrkin
    May 28, 2019

    Super book!

    Ted Chiang is an awesome writer. Even Samuel Delany says so! And "The Story of your Life," besides being a wonderful story, made a very impressive movie, called "Arrival."

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: goodwill_colorado_springs

  • by kzero55
    Sep 28, 2020

    Masterpiece in Pieces

    Just get and read this book! Every story is amazing and memorable. Ted Chiang is a treasure! I recommend this for EVERYONE.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: discover-books

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