Exhalation: Stories

Exhalation: Stories

<b><b><b>ONE OF THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR</b><br><br>A NATIONAL BESTSELLER<br><br>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:<br>THE WASHINGTON POST <b>•</b> TIME MAGAZINE • NPR <b>•</b> ESQUIRE <b>• VOX <b>• THE A.V. CLUB • </b>THE GUARDIAN <b>• </b>FINANCIAL TIMES <b>• THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS </b></b></b><br><br><b>“<i>Exhalation</i> by Ted Chiang is a collection of short stories that will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction.” —Barack Obama, via Facebook</b><br><br>"THE UNIVERSE BEGAN AS AN ENORMOUS BREATH BEING HELD."<br></b><br>In 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.<br><br> 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.<br><br> Including stories being published for the first time as well as some of his rare and classic uncollected work, <i>Exhalation</i> is Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic—revelatory.