![]() The narrator describes how during a New Year’s tradition the local crier would recite a verse that always took under an hour, but they overheard a rumour in which several towns had reported that the crier had still been reciting the verse when the clock at the town centre struck the next hour. ![]() The unnamed narrator identifies themselves as a scientist, specifically an anatomist, and they tell the story as though writing a scientific treatise for one who might later discover it. The world in which the story is set features a robotic people that breathe argon that is stored in cannisters in their chests, lungs that are exchanged for fresh ones whenever the argon in them runs low. Spoilers ahead for those who have not read the story yet.Įxhalation by Ted Chiang is an award-winning science fiction short story that was originally published in 2008. ![]() There were questions as food for thought on social media as people had the chance to read it and think about it. This selection was chosen with Asian Heritage Month (Canada) and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (USA) in mind. We are ready to wrap up our 116th Lite Reads selection, Exhalation by Ted Chiang. The Feminist Bibliothecary’s Lite Reads: Exhalation by Ted Chiang, Review ![]()
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