Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

In 'Liking What You See: A Documentary,' a clever pastiche of news reports and interviews chronicle a college's initiative to turn off the human ability to recognize beauty. In the amazing and much-lauded 'Story of Your Life,' a grieving mother copes with divorce and the death of her daughter by drawing on her new knowledge of an alien language and its nonlinear structure.

Offering readers the dual delights of the very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, Stories of Your Life and Others presents characters who must confront sudden change. The lead story in the collection will soon to be a major motion picture starring Amy Adams, while another story has been optioned by Fox and is in development. 'Stories of Your Life and Others is a collection of masterpieces and recently it has taken Hollywood by storm. A clever pastiche of news reports and interviews chronicles a college's initiative to 'turn off' the human ability to recognize beauty in 'Liking What You See: A Documentary.' With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty and constant change, and also by beauty and wonder'. In the amazing and much-lauded title story, a grieving mother copes with divorce and the death of her daughter by drawing on her knowledge of alien languages and non-linear memory recollection. Stories of Your Life and Others presents characters who must confront sudden change-the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens-while striving to maintain some sense of normalcy. Combining the precision and scientific curiosity of Kim Stanley Robinson with Lorrie Moore's cool, clear love of language and narrative intricacy, this award-winning collection offers readers the dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar. 'Soon to be a major motion picture starring Amy Adams.

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang