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X-WR-CALNAME:CLA Presents: Ted Chiang
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DESCRIPTION:The Center for Literary Arts is pleased to present literary lum
 inary Ted Chiang in a reading from his latest book\, Exhalation\, a collec
 tion of stories. This event takes place on Thursday\, May 8\, 2025 at Hamm
 er Theatre at 6:30 PM. \n\nIn the nine stunningly original\, provocative\,
  and poignant stories\, that comprise Exhalation\, author Ted Chiang tackl
 es some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he
  could imagine. In “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate\,” a porta
 l through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with p
 ast mistakes and second chances. In “Exhalation\,” an alien scientist 
 makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal
 . In “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom\,” the ability to glimpse in
 to alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the con
 cepts of choice and free will. These stories will change the way you think
 \, feel\, and see the world. They are Ted Chiang at his best: profound\, s
 ympathetic\, revelatory.\n\nTed Chiang’s fiction has won four Hugo\, fou
 r Nebula\, and four Locus awards\, and has been featured in The Best Ameri
 can Short Stories. His debut collection\, Stories of Your Life and Others\
 , has been translated into twenty-one languages. He was born in Port Jeffe
 rson\, New York\, and currently lives near Seattle\, Washington.\n\nThis r
 eading is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Martha Heasl
 ey Cox Lecture and the College of Humanities and the Arts' Artist Excellen
 ce Programming Grant.
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LOCATION:Hammer Theater Center\, Black Box Theatre
SUMMARY:CLA Presents: Ted Chiang
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CATEGORIES:Exhibitions\, Performances\, Installations
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