{"product_id":"exhalation-stories-9781101947883","title":"Exhalation: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER -\u003c\/b\u003e ONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories--two published for the very first time--all from the mind of the incomparable author of \u003ci\u003eStories of Your Life and Others\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTed Chiang tackles some of humanity's oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Including stories being published for the first time as well as some of his rare and classic uncollected work, \u003ci\u003eExhalation\u003c\/i\u003e is Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic--revelatory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTed Chiang's fiction has won four Hugo, four Nebula, and four Locus awards, and has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut collection, \u003ci\u003eStories of Your Life and Others\u003c\/i\u003e, has been translated into twenty-one languages. He was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and currently lives near Seattle, Washington.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615602250002,"sku":"9781101947883","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8153bd6-bc5e-4c00-8d2b-cde818bd7f41.jpg?v=1732495626","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/exhalation-stories-9781101947883","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}