| "Tower of Babylon" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Ted Chiang | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Tedchiangtowerofbabylon.jpeg) The 2016 cover of the published version of the story. | |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fantasy |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Omni |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Publication date | November 1990 |
"Tower of Babylon" is a science fantasy novelette by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in 1990 by Omni.[1] The story revisits the Tower of Babel myth as a construction megaproject, in a setting where the principles of pre-scientific cosmology (flat Earth, geocentrism and the Firmament) are literally true. It is Chiang's first published work.[2]
The story won the 1991 Nebula Award for Best Novelette, and was reprinted in Chiang's 2002 anthology, Stories of Your Life and Others.
- ^ "Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang". goodreads.com. Goodreads. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Anders, Lou (July 2002). "A Conversation With Ted Chiang". SF Site. Retrieved 27 May 2017.