They are Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic, revelatory. Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and see the world. Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories-two published for the very first time-all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others.ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR.The Oscar-nominated film “Arrival” was based on a novella by Chiang called “Story of Your Life. UCSB Reads will culminate May 10 with a free, in-person lecture by Ted Chiang in Campbell Hall, presented in partnership with UCSB Arts & Lectures.Įxhalation is a collection of nine science-fiction short stories written in spare, yet dramatic prose that address essential questions about human life, including free will, fate, bioethics, time travel, virtual reality, cyborgs and artificial intelligence.Ĭhiang has won more than two dozen prizes for his work, including four Hugo, four Nebula and four Locus awards, and has been featured in The Best American Short Stories.
Faculty are encouraged to incorporate “Exhalation” into their winter or spring courses. From January through May, the Library will sponsor talks, panel discussions, film screenings, book clubs and other events to explore the book’s themes. 11, 2022 at 10 a.m., with a book giveaway for students at the UC Santa Barbara Library. The program will officially get underway Tuesday, Jan. “The book’s exploration of humanity's relationship with technology will have us all discussing, debating and pondering the many questions it raises." “We’re looking forward to engaging the entire campus and community around the themes in Exhalation, which are relevant across the sciences and humanities,” said University Librarian Kristin Antelman. Now in its 16th year, the program that brings the campus and Santa Barbara communities together to read a common book that explores compelling issues of our time.
The book is the 2022 selection for UCSB Reads.
Blending speculative fiction with philosophy to imagine morally complex worlds, Ted Chiang’s short story collection “Exhalation” is rife with characters and dilemmas that, in the words of Joyce Carol Oates, “linger in the memory the way riddles may linger - teasing, tormenting, illuminating, thrilling.”
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