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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.
A short story by Ted Chiang about a linguist who tries to communicate with alien heptapods and uncovers a shocking truth. The story is told in flashbacks and flash-forwards as the narrator addresses her future daughter.
A linguist named Louise Banks learns the language of aliens who can remember the future and conceive a child with a man she already knows will leave her. Read the full summary of this sci-fi short story by Ted Chiang.
A summary and analysis of the 1998 sci-fi short story by Ted Chiang, which explores the themes of language, time, and free will. Learn about the plot, characters, symbols, and historical context of this award-winning story and its film adaptation Arrival.
A short story by Ted Chiang about a linguist who learns the language of aliens and discovers the fate of her daughter. The story explores the themes of time, language, and identity through a nonlinear narrative and a twist ending.
Story of Your Life is narrated by Dr. Louise Banks on the night her daughter is conceived. Throughout the story, she narrates the events of her daughter's future life and recounts the arrival of a breed of aliens, referred to as "heptapods," on Earth.
“Story of Your Life,” a speculative science fiction short story by Ted Chiang, was first published in the Starlight 2 anthology series in 1998. It tells the story of linguist Louise Banks as she attempts to communicate with alien beings that have mysteriously arrived on earth.
