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Unsong Available In Paperback

Scott Alexander's novel 'Unsong' is now available in paperback on Amazon, featuring improvements over the original online version.

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May 31, 2024 238 words 216 likes 154 comments Listen · 2 min Read Read Opened Opened
creative writing (91) US politics (32) biography (7) Chinese politics (4) Xi Jinping (4) alternate history (4) translation theory (3)

Biography of Jason Shea, 44th US President

Scott explores cultural translation by reimagining Xi Jinping's life as that of a fictional American president, Jason Shea, and reflects on the challenges of this creative exercise.

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Apr 13, 2022 1,428 words 77 likes 88 comments Read Read Opened Opened
creative writing (91) fiction (38) space exploration (8) alternate history (4) biblical references (3)

Introducing Unsong

Scott introduces his new fiction project 'Unsong' with a surreal prologue mixing historical events and fantastical elements, set around the Apollo 8 mission in 1968.

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Dec 30, 2015 961 words 0 likes 132 comments Read Read Opened Opened
creative writing (91) fiction (38) LessWrong (15) strategic thinking (6) alternate history (4) World War I (4) European history (3) game organization (3) Diplomacy (game) (2)

Spring 1912: A New Heaven And A New Earth

Scott concludes a LessWrong Diplomacy game with an alternate history narrative describing how Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and Austro-Hungary peacefully divided Europe in a three-way tie.

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Nov 13, 2010 922 words 27 likes 289 comments Read Read Opened Opened
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