NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠ONE OF THENEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ⢠Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant storiesâtwo published for the very first timeâall from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others
Tackling some of humanityâs oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and see the world. They are Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic, revelatory.
Ted Chiang tackles some of humanityâs oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.
In âThe Merchant and the Alchemistâs Gate,â a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In âExhalation,â an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In âAnxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom,â the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠ONE OF THENEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ⢠Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant storiesâtwo published for the very first timeâall from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others
Tackling some of humanityâs oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and see the world. They are Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic, revelatory.
Ted Chiang tackles some of humanityâs oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.
In âThe Merchant and the Alchemistâs Gate,â a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In âExhalation,â an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In âAnxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom,â the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will.