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1 online resource (281 pages) |
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Tower of Babylon -- Understand -- Division by zero -- Story of your life -- Seventy-two letters -- The evolution of human science -- Hell is the absence of God -- Liking what you see. |
| Summary |
A--Arrival "Shining, haunting, mind-blowing tales ... Ted Chiang is so exhilarating, so original, so stylish he just leaves you speechless."--Junot Di?az Ted Chiang has long been known as one of the most powerful science fiction writers working today. Offering readers the dual delights of the very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, ArrivalArrival, alien lifeforms suddenly appear on Earth. When a linguist is brought in to help communicate with them and discern their intentions, her new knowledge of their language and its nonlinear structure allows her to see future events and all the joy and pain they may bring. In each story of this incredible collection, with sharp intelligence and humor, Ted Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty, but also by wonder. |
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A collection of science fiction short stories, including "Story of Your Life," in which a linguist's insight into the language of alien lifeforms on Earth and its nonlinear structure help her deal with her divorce and death of her daughter. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Science fiction, American.
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Science fiction, American. |
| Genre |
Short stories.
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Electronic books. |
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Short stories.
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Short stories.
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Electronic books.
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Chiang, Ted.
Tower of Babylon.
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Chiang, Ted.
Understand.
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Chiang, Ted.
Division by zero.
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Chiang, Ted.
Story of your life.
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Chiang, Ted.
Seventy-two letters.
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Chiang, Ted.
Evolution of human science.
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Chiang, Ted.
Hell is the absence of God.
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Chiang, Ted.
Liking what you see.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Chiang, Ted. Stories of your life and others New York: Tor, c2002 (DLC) 2001059658 |
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Chiang, Ted. Arrival New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016 9780525433675 (NjBwBT)bl2016047164 (OCoLC)954104182 |
| ISBN |
9780525433682 : $48.00 |
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0525433686 : $48.00 |
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