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地球を訪れたエイリアンとのコンタクトを担当した言語学者ルイーズは、まったく異なる言語を理解するにつれ、驚くべき運命にまきこまれていく…ネビュラ賞を受賞した感動の表題作はじめ、天使の降臨とともにもたらされる災厄と奇跡を描くヒューゴー賞受賞作「地獄とは神の不在なり」、天まで届く塔を建設する驚天動地の物語―ネビュラ賞を受賞したデビュー作「バビロンの塔」ほか、本邦初訳を含む八篇を収録する傑作集。
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This marvelous collection by one of science fiction's most thoughtful and graceful writers belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in literary science fiction.
Collected here for the first time, Ted Chiang's award-winning stories--recipients of the Nebula, Sturgeon, Campbell, and Asimov awards--offer a feast of science, speculation, humanity, and lyricism. Standouts include "Tower of Babylon," in which a miner ascends the fabled tower in order to break through the vault of heaven; "Division by Zero," a precise and heartbreaking examination of the disintegration of hope and love; and "Story of Your Life," in which a linguist learns an alien language that reshapes her view of the world. Chiang has the gift that lies at the heart of good science fiction: a human story, beautifully told, in which the science is an expression of the deeper issues that the characters must confront. Full of remarkable ideas and unforgettable moments, Stories of Your Life and Others is highly recommended. --Roz Genessee
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