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Klara and the Sun

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  • Mar 2, 2021
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Kazuo Ishiguro
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From the best-selling author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day, a stunning new novel—his first since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature—about the wondrous, mysterious... Show More

From the best-selling author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day, a stunning new novel—his first since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature—about the wondrous, mysterious nature of the human heart.

From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.

In Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?

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Number of Pages: 303

ISBN: 059331817X

ISBN-13: 9780593318171

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Bill Gates @BillGates · Nov 22, 2021
  • Curated in 5 books I loved reading this year (2021)
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I read a lot of great books this year. These were some of my favorites.
Bill Gates @BillGates · Nov 22, 2021
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I love a good robot story, and Ishiguro’s novel about an “artificial friend” to a sick young girl is no exception. Although it takes place in a dystopian future, the robots aren’t a force for evil. Instead, they serve as companions to keep people company. This book made me think about what life with super-intelligent robots might look like—and whether we’ll treat these kinds of machines as pieces of technology or as something more.
Clay @ClayCampaigne · Aug 15, 2023
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