Stories of Your Life and Others

Ted Chiang

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What if men built a tower from Earth to Heaven-and broke through to Heaven's other side? What if we discovered that the fundamentals of mathematics were arbitrary and inconsistent? What if there were a science of naming things that calls life into being from inanimate matter? What if exposure to an alien language forever changed our perception of time? What if all the beliefs of fundamentalist Christianity were literally true, and the sight of sinners being swallowed into fiery pits were a routine event on city streets? These are the kinds of outrageous questions posed by the stories of Ted Chiang. Stories of your life . . . and others.

Author
Ted Chiang
Edition published
October 26, 2010
First published
July 5, 2002
Publication year
2010
First published
2002
Goodreads rating
4.25/5 from 131,928 ratings and 16,299 reviews
Purchased
December 14, 2016 · kindle
Publisher
Small Beer Press
Edition
Kindle Edition · 281 pages
Language
English
Genres
Short Stories, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Book Club, Speculative Fiction, Audiobook, Science Fiction Fantasy, Anthologies, Philosophy
Awards
Hugo Award · Best Novella for "Story of Your Life" · nominee · 1999; Nebula Award · Best Novella for "Story of Your Life" · winner · 1999; Locus Award · Best Collection · winner · 2003; Mythopoeic Fantasy Award · Adult Literature · nominee · 2003; Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award · "Story of Your Life" · winner · 1999; Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire · Nouvelle étrangère · nominee · 2007; James Tiptree Jr. Award · "Story of Your Life" · nominee · 1998; Asimov's Readers' Poll Award · Best Novelette · winner · 1992; HOMer Award · Best Novella for "Story of Your Life" · nominee · 1998; SF ga Yomitai · Best Translated SF of the Year in Japan · winner · 2003; Premi Ictineu · Millor antologia fantàstica · winner · 2022; Seiun Award 星雲賞 · Best Translated Short Story for "Story of Your Life" · winner · 2002; Openbook好書獎 · 年度好書．翻譯書 · winner · 2017
ISBN
9780330426640
Added
December 14, 2016
Times read
1
Owned copies
1
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