呼吸-宇宙的毁灭-行业好书-社会科学-太极之巅书单号

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But in the normal course of life, our need for air is far from our thoughts, and indeed many would say that satisfying that need is the least important part of going to the filling stations. For the filling stations are the primary venue for social conversation, the places from which we draw emotional sustenance as well as physical. We all keep spare sets of full lungs in our homes, but when one is alone, the act of opening one’s chest and replacing one’s lungs can seem little better than a chore. In the company of others, however, it becomes a communal activity, a shared pleasure

Hugo Award for Best Short Story (2009)

,Locus Award for Best Short Story (2009)

British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Short Story (2009)

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Translated Short Story or Collection (2010)

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http://escapepod.org/2009/04/10/ep194-exhalation/
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作者简介

Ted Chiang (born 1967) is an American speculative fiction writer. His Chinese name is Chiang Feng-nan. He was born in Port Jefferson, New York and graduated from Brown University with a Computer Science degree. He currently works as a technical writer in the software industry and resides in Bellevue, near Seattle, Washington. He is a graduate of the noted Clarion Writers Worksh...

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