Amy Adams in Arrival, based on a Ted Chiang short story. Image: IMDB
The publication of Exhalation, Ted Chiang’ second volume of short stories, refocused attention on the work of a Chinese American who has written all of 15 short science fiction stories in his life. They are extraordinary.
Chiang is known to the screen sector as the writer of the original short story which underpinned the film Arrival. But he has a remarkable range of key awards from around the world.