Seventy-Two Letters

Ted Chiang

Language: English

Publisher: Tor

Published: Jun 1, 2000

Form: Novella
Pages: 61
Word Count: 17705

Description:

When he was a child, Robert’s favorite toy was a simple one, a clay doll that could do nothing but walk forward. While his parents entertained their guests in the garden outside, discussing Victoria’s ascension to the throne or the Chartist reforms, Robert would follow the doll as it marched down the corridors of the family home, turning it around corners or back where it came from.