Story of Your Life

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Ted Chiang
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"Story of Your Life" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in Starlight 2 in 1998, and in 2002 in Chiang's collection of short stories, Stories of Your Life and Others. Its major themes are language and determinism.

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Number of Pages: 46

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Michael Nielsen 7 months ago
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A few things I love: anything Ted Chiang, with a special spot reserved for Story of Your Life (Arrival):

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I read Story of Your Life for the first time when I was fifteen, and every few years since then. It only gets more and more devastating, life-affirming. A great lifelong touchstone.