01932cam a2200325 i 4500001000400000003000500004005001700009008004100026010001500067020003800082040002900120042000800149050002400157082001900181100002600200240003100226245003000257250001900287264004000306300002300346336002600369337002800395338002700423520080900450650001201259776013901271942001501410952016801425999001301593914MBIP20241124093316.0241124s2019    nyu           000 1 eng    a2018030957  a9781101972083 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aMBIPbengcMBIPdNFerda  apcc00aPS3603.H53bA6 201900a813.6223bTED1 aChiang, Ted,eauthor.10aShort stories.kSelections10aEXHALATION /cTed Chiang.  aFirst edition. 1aNew York :bAlfred A. Knopf,c2019.  a350 pages ;c22 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIn 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.  aFiction08iOnline version:aChiang, Ted, author.tExhalationbFirst edition.dNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2019]z9781101947906w(DLC) 2018031993  2ddccBKn0  00102ddc40708FIC (BK)aMEDINIbMEDINIcGENd2024-11-24eIMS BOOKS TRADING SDN BHDg55.20l0o813.6 TED 2019 c.1p00001157r2024-11-24t1v55.20w2024-11-24yBK  c914d914