Story of Your Life
1998 science fiction novella by Ted Chiang / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Story of Your Life" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in Starlight 2 in 1998, and in 2002 in Chiang's collection of short stories, Stories of Your Life and Others. Its major themes are language and determinism.
| "Story of Your Life" | |
|---|---|
| by Ted Chiang | |
![](#Media/File:Ted_Chiangs_"Story_of_your_life"_illo.jpg) Illustration for "Story of Your Life" by Hidenori Watanabe for S-F Magazine | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Published in | Starlight 2 |
| Publication type | Anthology |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Publication date | November 1998 |
"Story of Your Life" won the 2000 Nebula Award for Best Novella, as well as the 1999 Theodore Sturgeon Award. It was nominated for the 1999 Hugo Award for Best Novella. The novella has been translated into Italian, Japanese, French and German.[1]
A film adaptation of the story, Arrival, was conceived and adapted by Eric Heisserer. Titled and directed by Denis Villeneuve, it was released in 2016. It stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay; it won the award for Best Sound Editing.[2][3][4] The film also won the 2017 Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.[5][6]