![]() ![]() ![]() A personal favourite is ‘Exhalation’, which manages to make what could slip into a dry technical explanation of GCSE Physics particle theory, one of my most enlightening and cathartic reads. The way he plots his stories as little puzzle box narratives that only click into place at the end is a truly impressive feat and relies on a precise control of the reader’s focus.įor such well-researched and vigorously plotted stories, it’s surprising how human the characters are, never sacrificing story for science. Each story explores different scientific fields, from mathematics to linguistics to pre-scientific cosmology. ![]() There is good reason for this: reading his work, you can feel the meticulous research behind every word. One of the most prestigious, least prolific authors of our age (since 1990, he’s written a grand total of fifteen short stories and zero novels), his two short story collections Stories of Your Life and Others and Exhalation: Stories were released seventeen years apart. For me, there is no greater master of short stories than Chinese-American sci-fi author Ted Chiang. It’s also vital to getting through the Creative Writing module. Reading short stories is a satisfying use of leisure time for when you’re busy or just have a short attention span. January 30, 2020, by UoN School of English Review: Ted Chiang’s Short Story Collections ![]()
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