Arrival (Stories of Your Life MTI)

This collection was previously published as Stories of Your Life and Others. It includes "Story of Your Life," which served as the basis for the film Arrival, starring Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, and Jeremy Renner, directed by Denis Villeneuve. Ted Chiang is recognized as one of the most significant science fiction writers of his time. Arrival presents characters confronting sudden change, blending the strange with the deeply human. In "Story of Your Life," alien lifeforms appear on Earth. A linguist is tasked with communicating with them and understanding their intentions. Through learning their nonlinear language, she gains the ability to perceive future events and their accompanying joys and sorrows. Across the collection's stories, Chiang uses sharp intelligence and humor to explore what it means to exist in a world defined by uncertainty and wonder.