{"product_id":"9781035038596","title":"Stories of Your Life and Others","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Chiang, Ted \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScience fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 March 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Picador Collection' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 23 | 240g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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, Chiangs unique imagination invites us to question our understanding of the universe and our place in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title novella 'Story of Your Life' was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film Arrival, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited by a humane intelligence that speaks very directly to the reader, and makes us experience each story with immediacy and Chiangs calm passion  China Miville, author of The City \u0026amp; The CityPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literateure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45779498467568,"sku":"9781035038596","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781035038596_87094ae7-186f-4b21-b9af-2d5905298790.jpg?v=1713518972","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781035038596","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}