'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
From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others - the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival - comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and po...
'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
From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others - the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival - comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories by Ted Chiang.
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 Also included are two previously unpublished stories: 'Omphalos' and 'Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom'.
In Exhalation, 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.
'Chiang at his best, and worth the price of admission on its own.' Guardian
有时分不清是这些故事是科幻还是奇幻，是虚构还是写实。叙述风格冷静，但并不让人觉得是站在高处地漠视。这是Ted Chiang小说最大的魅力。中英两本都看了，觉得中译本的翻译在日常口语对话的部分还是有点生硬。Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom 是目前社会上关于自由意志讨论的小说故事里，相当有特色的一篇。
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0 有用 荷得藕 2023-01-07 13:17:58 澳大利亚
每篇故事都非常精彩，而且每个的角度都很不一样
0 有用 大头最大 2021-01-03 20:03:32
最好的科幻小说都是在讨论哲学。
0 有用 <>< 2021-07-03 17:24:29
相比上一本故事个概念融合的浑然天成，这一本尤其是后面的几个故事有点过于命题作文的感觉，故事本身为了作者想讨论的概念或议题服务的感觉过于强烈。前半本和几个短篇还是很棒的，跟时间相关的故事《时间的秩序》一起看有种共振的震撼感。鹦鹉那篇也很棒！
0 有用 鳗鱼 2023-01-17 23:11:45 江苏
搬家时把我在charity shop淘到的这本送人了 我想有机会我会买来再读一遍！
0 有用 猫伯爵 2020-11-04 23:37:31
有时分不清是这些故事是科幻还是奇幻，是虚构还是写实。叙述风格冷静，但并不让人觉得是站在高处地漠视。这是Ted Chiang小说最大的魅力。中英两本都看了，觉得中译本的翻译在日常口语对话的部分还是有点生硬。Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom 是目前社会上关于自由意志讨论的小说故事里，相当有特色的一篇。