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All the books by Ted Chiang adapted to cinema and television
Ted Chiang is known for being the author of the book Stories of Your Life, first published in 2002, which was adapted to cinema by Denis Villeneuve in 2016.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Stories of Your Life
Ted Chiang, 2002
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Denis Villeneuve, 2016
Linguist Louise Banks’s daughter Hannah dies at the age of twelve from an incurable illness. Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touchdown in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.