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Stories of Your Life and Others adaptations: books & films
Every version of Stories of Your Life and Others — the books & films, compared across media.
Ted Chiang's award-winning story collection Stories of Your Life and Others brings together science fiction built on bold, unfamiliar premises. One of those stories, about a linguist making first contact with an alien presence, became the film Arrival. Together, these two works — a book and a film — approach the same material across different media, each finding its own path into the heart of the story.
Stories of Your Life and Others films
Stories of Your Life and Others books
Frequently asked
Is Arrival based on a book?
Arrival (2016) is adapted from a story in Ted Chiang's collection Stories of Your Life and Others. The collection features multiple award-winning science fiction stories, including Nebula Award winners.
How many versions of Stories of Your Life and Others are there?
There are two versions represented here: the original short fiction collection Stories of Your Life and Others and the 2016 film Arrival, which adapts one of the book's stories for the screen.
Should I read the book or watch Arrival first?
Both are satisfying entry points. Stories of Your Life and Others gives you Chiang's full collection of science fiction stories; Arrival (2016) focuses on the alien first-contact story. Either makes a rewarding companion to the other.