Klara and the Sun
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4.2 • 202 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
INTERNATIONAL & #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Notable Book • Longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize • One of President Obama's Favourite Books of the Year • Named a Best Book of the Year by: The New York Times, Time, NPR, Washington Post, Vogue, USA Today, Town & Country, The Guardian, Vulture, and more.
“One of the most affecting and profound novels Ishiguro has written. . . . I'll go for broke and call Klara and the Sun a masterpiece that will make you think about life, mortality, the saving grace of love: in short, the all of it.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR
“The Sun always has ways to reach us.”
From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful 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?
Customer Reviews
AI feelings
Written from a seeming AI perspective,but touching and beautiful in challenging us to our own conscience and the meaning of our own bonds and memories in this short life. Beautiful read!
AI, Heart and Tomorrow
Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara and the Sun" is a mesmerizing exploration of love, consciousness, and the essence of being, all through the perspective of Klara, an artificial intelligence. In a time of rapidly advancement in quantum computers, AGI, and robotics, this novel poignantly captures this intersection. Ishiguro's subtle yet profound narrative offers a deeply relevant reflection on the evolving relationship between humans and AI, making it a must-read in our technologically transformative times.
Klara and The Sun
Another major metaphysical contribution into how AI looks at us and how we look at — and use — AI. Humans don’t come off very well.