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Exhalation Stories / Ted Chiang.
This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. 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 the temptation of second chances. In the epistolary "Exhalation," an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of reality. And in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," a woman cares for an artificial intelligence over twenty years, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are two brand-new stories: "Omphalos" and "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom." In this fantastical and elegant collection, Ted Chiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth--What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human?--and ones that no one else has even imagined. And, each in its own way, the stories prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty, meaning, and compassion.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101947883
- ISBN: 1101947888
- Physical Description: 350 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate -- Exhalation -- What's Expected of Us -- The Lifecycle of Software Objects -- Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny -- The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling -- The Great Silence -- Omphalos -- Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom -- Story Notes -- Acknowledgments. |
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| Subject: | Short stories, American. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. Short stories. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | F CHI 2019 (Text) | 0002205700269 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Belle | F CHI (Text) | 35555002138263 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Eldon | F CHI (Text) | 35555002138271 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Iberia | F CHI (Text) | 35555002138255 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Vienna | F CHI (Text) | 35555002138248 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | F SCIFAN CHIANG Ted (Text) | 30061000266987 | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Northwest | F SCIFAN CHIANG Ted (Text) | 30051000291812 | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Available | - |
| Lebanon-Laclede County Library | SciFi Chiang (Text) | 3803649269 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | F CHIANG (Text) | 2004333480 | Adult Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
| Marshall Public Library | SF CHI (Text) | 33391000310629 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
