Ted Chiang

À Babylone, la construction de la tour touche à sa fin. On va bientôt atteindre la voûte du ciel et découvrir les secrets de Jéhovah. Une mathématicienne aurait trouvé une démonstration capable de mettre à mal les mathématiques, sa vie de couple... et sa vie, tout court. Le premier contact avec les extraterrestres …

'A collection of short stories that will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction.' Barack Obama 'Chiang at his best, and worth the price of admission on its own.' Guardian From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others – the basis for the Academy …

The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate is a fantasy novelette by Ted Chiang originally published in 2007 by Subterranean Press and reprinted in the September 2007 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction. It won the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Novelette and the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Novelette.