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STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS - TED CHIANG TA...

'A science fiction genius . . . Ted Chiang is a superstar.' - The Guardian   With Stories of
Your Life and Others   his masterful debut collection  multiple-award-winning author Ted Chiang
deftly blends human emotion and scientific rationalism in eight remarkably varied stories.  The
title novella 'Story of Your Life' was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film Arrival  
starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.   From a soaring Babylonian tower that connects a flat
Earth to the firmament above  to a world where angelic visitations are a wondrous and
terrifying part of everyday life  from a neural modification that eliminates the appeal of
physical beauty  to an alien language that challenges our very perception of time and reality 
Chiang's unique imagination invites us to question our understanding of the universe and our
place in it.   '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 Miéville 
author of The City & The City   Part of the Picador Collection  a series showcasing the best of
modern literature.

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