From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and
Others—the basis for the Academy Award –nominated film
“Arrival”: a groundbreaking new collection of short fiction
“THE UNIVERSE BEGAN AS AN ENORMOUS BREATH BEING HELD.”
In these nine
stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang
tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new
quandaries only he 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.