"Liking What You See: A Documentary" | |
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Short story by Ted Chiang | |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Science fiction |
Publication | |
Published in | Stories of Your Life and Others |
Publication type | Book |
Publication date | 2002 |
"Liking What You See: A Documentary" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Ted Chiang, published in the 2002 collection Stories of Your Life and Others.[1][2][3]
The novelette examines the cultural effects of a noninvasive medical procedure that induces a visual agnosia toward physical beauty. The story is told as a series of interviews about a reversible procedure called calliagnosia, which eliminates a person's ability to perceive physical beauty. The story's central character is Tamera Lyons, a first-year student who grew up with calliagnosia but wants to experience life without it.[1]
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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Nomination | 2002 Tiptree / Otherwise | Gender-bending SF |
2 | 2003 Locus | Best Novelette |
Withdrawn — nomination declined | 2003 Hugo | Best Novelette |
Finalists | 2003 Sturgeon | Best Short Science Fiction |
Chiang turned down a Hugo nomination for this story in 2003, on the grounds that the novelette was rushed due to editorial pressure and did not turn out as he had really wanted.[5]
On 29 July 2017, Deadline reported that AMC announced a script based on "Liking What You See: A Documentary" is under development to create a TV series. Eric Heisserer is to be an executive producer.[6]