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Häftad, Engelska, 2024
125 kr
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‘A science fiction genius . . . Ted Chiang is a superstar.’ – The GuardianWith Stories of Your Life and Others, his masterful debut collection, multiple-award-winning author Ted Chiang deftly blends human emotion and scientific rationalism in eight remarkably varied stories.The title novella 'Story of Your Life' was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film Arrival, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.From a soaring Babylonian tower that connects a flat Earth to the firmament above, to a world where angelic visitations are a wondrous and terrifying part of everyday life; from a neural modification that eliminates the appeal of physical beauty, to an alien language that challenges our very perception of time and reality, Chiang’s unique imagination invites us to question our understanding of the universe and our place in it.‘United by a humane intelligence that speaks very directly to the reader, and makes us experience each story with immediacy and Chiang’s calm passion’ – China Miéville, author of The City & The CityPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
133 kr
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‘Ted Chiang is one of the most exciting writers in science fiction . . . These parables are filled with hope and humanism.’ – The Daily TelegraphFrom the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others – the basis for the Academy Award-winning film Arrival – comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction.'Will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction' – Barack ObamaA portal through time forces a fabric-seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past errors and the temptation of second chances; an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of reality; a newfound ability to glimpse into alternate universes forces a radical re-examination of the concepts of choice and free will.In Exhalation, Ted Chiang addresses the most fundamental of issues – What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? – alongside others 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.‘Deeply beautiful stories' – The New York Times 'The 10 Best Books of the Year'‘Chiang’s writing . . . inspires awe for the natural properties of the universe; it renders the fundamentals of science poignant and affecting.’ – Economist ‘A scintillating cavalcade of ideas’ – Financial Times, 'Books of the Year'
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
223 kr
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Stories of Your Life and Others"presents characters who must confront sudden change the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens while striving to maintain some sense of normalcy. In the amazing and much-lauded title story, a grieving mother copes with divorce and the death of her daughter by drawing on her knowledge of alien languages and non-linear memory recollection. A clever pastiche of news reports and interviews chronicles a college's initiative to "turn off" the human ability to recognize beauty in "Liking What You See: A Documentary." With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty and constant change, and also by beauty and wonder.
Inbunden, Svenska, 2021
231 kr
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”Universum började som en ofantlig inandning.”
Misstag i det förflutna, den fria viljans vara eller icke vara och möjligheten till en andra chans. I nio förunderliga, originella och provokativa noveller tar den amerikanske författaren Ted Chiang sig an några av mänsklighetens mest grundläggande frågeställningar. Utandning tar både vetenskap och berättande på största allvar och söker efter nya svar på frågan: Vad innebär det att vara människa?
Utandning publicerades på engelska 2019 och är Ted Chiangs andra novellsamling. Boken valdes ut som en av de tio bästa böckerna 2019 av The New York Times Book Review. Sedan 2020 finns också debuten Berättelser om ditt liv utgiven på svenska av Fri Tanke.
”Vansinnigt intelligent, påläst och sinnrikt. Jag blir alldeles lycklig efter att ha läst!”– David Lagercrantz
”Utandning av Ted Chiang är en samling korta berättelser som kommer att få dig att tänka, brottas med stora frågor, och känna dig mer mänsklig. Den bästa sortens science fiction.”– Barack Obama
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
152 kr
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From an award-winning science fiction writer (whose short story The Story of Your Life was the basis for the Academy Award-nominated movie Arrival), the long-awaited new collection of stunningly original, humane, and already celebrated short stories 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 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 brand-new stories: Omphalos and Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom. In this fantastical and elegant collection, 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.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
225 kr
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In this pioneering science-fictional treatment of superhuman intelligence, a mutant wonder child s insights prove devastating. Science fiction luminary Ted Chiang introduces The Hampdenshire Wonder, one of the genre's first treatments of superhuman intelligence. Victor Stott is a large-headed supernormal mutated in the womb by his parents desire to have a child born without habits. Known as the Wonder, Victor surveys humankind s science, philosophy, history, literature, religion the best that has been thought and said and dismisses it brutally: So elementary inchoate a disjunctive patchwork. Rejecting the interposing and utterly false concepts of space and time, the Wonder claims that life itself is merely a disease of the ether. Unable to deal with the child's disenchanting insights, his adult interlocutors seek to silence him perhaps permanently. J.D. Beresford (1873 1947) was an English dramatist, journalist, and author. A great admirer of H.G. Wells, he published the first critical study of Wells's scientific romances in 1915. In addition to The Hampdenshire Wonder (1911), an early and influential proto-sf novel about super-intelligence, his genre novels include A World of Women (1913), Revolution (1921), and The Riddle of the Tower (1944, with Esme Wynne-Tyson).
E-bok
Engelska, 201643 kr
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Previously published as Stories of Your Life and Others. Includes "Story Of Your Life," the basis for the major motion picture Arrival, starring Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, and directed by Denis Villeneuve."Shining, haunting, mind-blowing tales . . . Ted Chiang is so exhilarating, so original, so stylish he just leaves you speechless." —Junot Díaz 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, Arrival presents characters who must confront sudden change. In "Story of Your Life," which provides the basis for the film Arrival, 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.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
377 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 2019163 kr
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From an award-winning science fiction writer (whose short story "The Story of Your Life" was the basis for the Academy Award-nominated movie Arrival), the long-awaited new collection of stunningly original, humane, and already celebrated short storiesThis 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 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 brand-new stories: "Omphalos" and "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom."In this fantastical and elegant collection, 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.
E-bok
Engelska, 201615 kr
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A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection Together with a crew of other miners and cart-pullers, Hillalum is recruited to climb the Tower of Babylon and unearth what lies beyond the vault of heaven. During his journey, Hillalum discovers entire civilizations of tower-dwellers on the tower—there are those who live inside the mists of clouds, those who raise their vegetables above the sun, and those who have spent their lives under the oppressive weight of an endless, white stratum at the top of the universe. “Tower of Babylon” is a rare gem—a winner of the prestigious Nebula award, the first story Ted Chiang ever published, and the brilliant opening piece to Chiang’s much-lauded first collection, Stories of Your Life and Others, which is soon to be a major motion picture starring Amy Adams. An ebook short.
E-bok
Engelska, 2014171 kr
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‘A science fiction genius . . . Ted Chiang is a superstar.’ – GuardianWith Stories of Your Life and Others, multiple-award-winning author Ted Chiang blends human emotion and scientific rationalism in eight remarkably diverse stories, all told in his trademark precise and evocative prose.The science fiction novella 'Story of Your Life' is the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival.From a soaring Babylonian tower that connects a flat Earth with the firmament above, to a world where angelic visitations are a wondrous and terrifying part of everyday life. From a neural modification that eliminates the appeal of physical beauty, to an alien language that challenges our very perception of time and reality. Chiang’s rigorously imagined fantasias invite us to question our understanding of the universe and our place in it.‘United by a humane intelligence that speaks very directly to the reader, and makes us experience each story with immediacy and Chiang’s calm passion.’ – China Miéville
E-bok
Engelska, 2016148 kr
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREPreviously published as Stories of Your Life and OthersWith his masterful first collection, multiple-award-winning author Ted Chiang deftly blends human emotion and scientific rationalism in eight remarkably diverse stories, all told in his trademark precise and evocative prose.From a soaring Babylonian tower that connects a flat Earth with the heavens above, to a world where angelic visitations are a wondrous and terrifying part of everyday life; from a neural modification that eliminates the appeal of physical beauty, to an alien language that challenges our very perception of time and reality. . .Chiang's rigorously imagined fantasia invites us to question our understanding of the universe and our place in it.
E-bok
Engelska, 2019165 kr
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‘One of the most exciting writers in science fiction . . . These parables are filled with hope and humanism.’ – Daily TelegraphFrom 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.'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 ObamaIn ‘The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate’, a portal through time forces a fabric-seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past errors 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. 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.In Exhalation, Ted Chiang addresses the most fundamental of issues – What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? – alongside others 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.Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. These are tales that tackle some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries that only Ted Chiang could imagine.‘Deeply beautiful stories’ – New York Times 'The 10 Best Books of 2019'‘Chiang’s writing . . . inspires awe for the natural properties of the universe; it renders the fundamentals of science poignant and affecting.’ – Economist ‘A scintillating cavalcade of ideas . . . Chiang breathes new life into well-worn SF themes such as time travel, artificial intelligence and parallel universes.’ – Financial Times 'Books of the Year'
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
119 kr
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Finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine.Celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of cutting-edge science fiction from the hit podcast, Escape Pod. Escape Pod has been bringing the finest short fiction to millions of ears all over the world, at the forefront of a new fiction revolution.This anthology gathers together fifteen stories, including new and exclusive work from writers such as from Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu, Mary Robinette Kowal, T. Kingfisher and more. From editors Mur Laffterty and S.B. Divya comes the science fiction collection of the year, bringing together bestselling authors in celebration of the publishing phenomenon that is, Escape Pod.
E-bok
Engelska, 2010132 kr
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Includes “Story of Your Life” the basis for the major motion picture Arrival, starring Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, and directed by Denis Villeneuve.“Shining, haunting, mind-blowing tales . . . Ted Chiang is so exhilarating, so original, so stylish he just leaves you speechless.” —Junot Díaz Stories of Your Life and Others delivers dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, often presenting characters who must confront sudden change—the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens—with some sense of normalcy. With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty, but also by beauty and wonder. An award-winning collection from one of today''s most lauded writers, Stories of Your Life and Others is a contemporary classic.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
128 kr
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E-bok
Tyska, 2020183 kr
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Dieser Erzählband enthält neun originelle, kreative und ergreifende Geschichten, von denen vier zum ersten Mal auf Deutsch erscheinen. Ted Chiang geht darin einige der ältesten Fragen der Menschheit an, beschreibt aber auch neue Dilemmata, wie nur er sie sich ausdenken kann. »Der Kaufmann am Portal des Alchimisten« zum Beispiel handelt von einem Stoffverkäufer im alten Bagdad, dem es möglich wird, durch die Zeit zu reisen, was dazu führt, dass er sich mit vergangenen Fehlern und unerwarteten zweiten Chancen auseinandersetzen muss. In »Ausatmung« macht ein außerirdischer Wissenschaftler eine schockierende Entdeckung mit im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes universellen Auswirkungen. Dagegen geht es in »Die Wahrheit der Fakten, die Wahrheit des Empfindens« um digitale Erinnerungen, Lebenslügen und was im Leben wirklich zählt. Und »Angst ist der Taumel der Freiheit« erzählt davon, was passiert, wenn man mithilfe von »Prismen« einen Blick in Parallelwelten werfen und überprüfen kann, wie es einem durch eine anders getroffene Entscheidung ergangen wäre: ein teures Vergnügen, das Suchtcharakter entwickelt ...Ted Chiang at his best: tiefgründig, mitfühlend – offenbarend
E-bok
Tyska, 2020190 kr
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In dieser meisterhaften Sammlung vermischt der mit allen wichtigen SF-Preisen ausgezeichnete Autor Ted Chiang menschliche Emotionen und wissenschaftlichen Rationalismus in acht Geschichten, alle in seiner für ihn typischen präzisen und evokativen Prosa erzählt vom babylonischen Turm, der die Erde mit dem Firmament darüber verbindet, zu einer Welt, in der Engelsbesuche ein wundersamer, wenn auch furchteinflößender Teil des Alltagslebens sind; von einer neuronalen Modifikation, die den Reiz der physischen Schönheit eliminiert, zu einer fremden Sprache, die unsere Wahrnehmung von Zeit und Realität herausfordert: Chiangs brillante Fantasie lädt uns ein, unser Verständnis des Universums und unseren Platz in ihm zu hinterfragen.Enthält die Erzählung »Geschichte deines Lebens«, die Vorlage für den oscarnominierten SF-Blockbuster Arrival.
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Svenska, 202099 kr
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Novellerna i Berättelser om ditt liv gestaltar människor som ställs inför det oerhörda men ännu tänkbara, utomjordingar som tar kontakt, en injektion eller ny teknik som förhöjer eller förändrar hjärnans funktioner och begränsningar. Det börjar i det bekanta, livet så som det är för oss dödliga: arbete, familj, vänskap och kärlek – omständigheter som snart ska komma att kastas mot existensens grund. Vad som återstår är att försöka upprätthålla normalitet eller att ge sig hän. Berättelser om ditt liv är andlösa tankeexperiment och science fiction i absolut världsklass. När titelnovellen ”Berättelsen om ditt liv” filmatiserades 2016 som Arrival hyllades den av kritiker. För första gången på svenska presenteras den amerikanske författaren Ted Chiang i helfigur. För översättningen står John-Henri Holmberg.
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Svenska, 202199 kr
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”Universum började som en ofantlig inandning.”
Misstag i det förflutna, den fria viljans vara eller icke vara och möjligheten till en andra chans. I nio förunderliga, originella och provokativa noveller tar den amerikanske författaren Ted Chiang sig an några av mänsklighetens mest grundläggande frågeställningar. Utandning tar både vetenskap och fiktion på största allvar och söker efter nya svar på frågan: Vad innebär det att vara människa?
Utandning publicerades på engelska 2019 och är Ted Chiangs andra novellsamling, sedan tidigare finns debuten Berättelser om ditt liv på svenska (Fri Tanke 2020). Boken valdes ut som en av de tio bästa böckerna 2019 av The New York Times Book Review.
”Utandning av Ted Chiang är en samling korta berättelser som kommer att få dig att tänka, brottas med stora frågor, och känna dig mer mänsklig. Den bästa sortens science fiction.”– Barack Obama