Stories of Your Life and Others

Author: Ted Chiang
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Ted Chiang delivers a collection of short stories that blend rigorous scientific inquiry with profound human emotion. This celebrated anthology explores high-concept scenarios where the laws of physics, linguistics, and theology take on tangible forms. Each narrative functions as a thought experiment, challenging readers to reconsider the nature of reality and the limitations of human understandi…

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