Exhalation

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 tem...

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Main Author: Chiang, Ted (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Edition: First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.