Krátke "sci-fi" poviedky, ktoré sa zároveň dotýkajú hlbších filozofických či morálnych otázok. Kaleidoskop rôznych štýlov, historického aj futuristického prostredia, optimistického aj pesimistického nazerania na budúcnosť. Pokiaľ je potencionálny čitateľ fanúšikom filmu Arrival (predlohou ktorého je jedna z autorových poviedok), ocení aj túto zbierku, avšak je nutné dodať, že z môjho subjektívneho pohľadu nie všetky poviedky dosahujú rovnakú kvalitu motívu ako aj spracovania. Skrátka inšpiratívna oddychovka.
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This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. 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 the temptation of second chances. In the epistolary Exhalation, an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of reality. And in The Lifecycle of Software Objects, a woman cares for an artificial intelligence over twenty years, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are two brand-new stories: Omphalos and Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom.In this fantastical and elegant collection, Ted Chiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth—What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human?—and ones that no one else has even imagined. And, each in its own way, the stories prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty, meaning, and compassion.
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Exhalation, Ted Chiang
- Jazyk
- Rok vydania
- 2019
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Platobné metódy
- Titul
- Exhalation
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Ted Chiang
- Vydavateľ
- Picador
- Rok vydania
- 2019
- Väzba
- pevná
- Počet strán
- 368
- ISBN10
- 1529014484
- ISBN13
- 9781529014488
- Série
- Štítky
- Beletria, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Poviedky, Americká literatúra, Darčeky pre ženy, Science fantasy, Darčeky pre mužov, Cestovanie časom, Paralelné svety, Fantastické poviedky
- Prvé vydanie
- 2019
- Pôvodný názov
- Exhalation
- Hodnotenie
- 4,25 z 5
- Anotácia
- This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. 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 the temptation of second chances. In the epistolary Exhalation, an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of reality. And in The Lifecycle of Software Objects, a woman cares for an artificial intelligence over twenty years, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are two brand-new stories: Omphalos and Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom.In this fantastical and elegant collection, Ted Chiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth—What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human?—and ones that no one else has even imagined. And, each in its own way, the stories prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty, meaning, and compassion.