Exhalation
About this book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • 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 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. They are Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic, revelatory. Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine. 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 second chances. In “Exhalation,” an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. 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.
Reader Profile
4.3/5 · 117628 readers · 338 pages · ≈ 6 h 16 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Exhalation?
About ≈ 6 h 16 m — 338 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Exhalation?
338 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Exhalation?
It sits on the Short Stories, Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Is Exhalation in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Exhalation?
Ted Chiang.