Book · 2002 · Fiction
Stories of Your Life and Others
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One of the thing that I loved about the short story it was based on the story of your life written by Ted Chang that is a little Masterpiece.
What they say about it
- Basis for Arrival“the basis for the movie Arrival”3
- First collection of stories“first collection stories of your life and others”2
The best things said about it
This has been explored in several science fiction stories, for example, Ted Chiang's excellent story called Story of Your Life, which became adapted into the movie Arrival.
He has, last I checked, he has two collections of short stories. There is one which I always screw up the title of. It's like Stories of Your Life and Others.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2025 Well, the book I just finished was Ted Chiang's first collection, Stories of Your Life and Others.
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang is an acclaimed collection of speculative short fiction that explores complex philosophical, linguistic, and temporal concepts. Charles Liu recommended the book on StarTalk Radio, highlighting the story Story of Your Life, which served as the basis for the film Arrival starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. Tim Ferriss similarly recommended the short story collection on both The Tim Ferriss Show and StarTalk Radio, praising Chiang's storytelling and noting the cinematic adaptation of his work alongside his later collection Exhalation. On SmartLess, Will Arnett praised the source short story as a little masterpiece during a conversation with director Denis Villeneuve about his creative themes. Meanwhile, Jennifer Szalai and Pamela Paul discussed Chiang's collection on various episodes of The Book Review. Paul mentioned finishing the author's first collection of short fiction and highlighted how his imaginative narratives address unprecedented situations, further cementing the book's reputation as a modern masterclass in speculative literature that captivates both readers and filmmakers alike.
Every mention
Tim Ferriss you have people like Ted Chang who has an amazing collection of short stories I think it's called stories o… 2
“Ted Chang... He has, last I checked, he has two collections of short stories. There is one which I always screw up the title of. It's like stories of your life and other stories... And one of those short stories was the basis for the movie Arrival... Then a second collection came out, Exhalation, and I didn't want to buy”
“you have people like Ted Chang who has an amazing collection of short stories I think it's called stories of your life and other stories”
Charles Liu This has been explored in several science fiction stories, for example, Ted Chiang's excellent story called… 1
“This has been explored in several science fiction stories, for example, Ted Chiang's excellent story called Story of Your Life, which became adapted into the movie Arrival that starred Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.”
Pamela Paul well the book I just finished was Ted Chang's first collection stories of your life and others 3
“well the book I just finished was Ted Chang's first collection stories of your life and others”
“and I just read stories of your life and others by Ted Chen”
“he has a new short Story collection exhalation with nine short stories and is the author of a previous collection of short fiction the story of your life and others which was published in 2002”
Jennifer Szalai so I picked up this book by Ted Chang it's called stories of your life and others 1
“so I picked up this book by Ted Chang it's called stories of your life and others”
Will Arnett one of the thing that I loved about the short story it was based on the story of your life written by Ted C… 1
“one of the thing that I loved about the short story it was based on the story of your life written by Ted Chang that is a little Masterpiece”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“For the sci-fi nerds, we should point out Ted Chiang also wrote the story that became that movie Arrival. Yes, Stories of Your Life.”
“um his first book was called stories of your life and others”