A luminous new novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day, Klara and the Sun explores the uncharted implications of AI to human relationships and the abiding question of what it means to love.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021.
From the bestselling and Booker Prize winning 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 - that asks, what does it mean to love?
The novel tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, 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 for ever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.
A thrilling feat of world-building, a novel of exquisite tenderness and impeccable restraint, Klara and the Sun is a magnificent achievement, and an international literary event.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571364879
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 608 g
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 22 mm
Edition: Main
'A master craftsman.' - Margaret Atwood'Ishiguro is a remarkable novelist.' - Neil Gaiman
AF (Artificial Friend) Klara, sits in her shop window watching, observing the world and seeing how people interact whilst absorbing nourishment from the sun's healing rays. She waits for her purpose to be... More
Thank you to the publishers for this early review copy.
You know when you pick up a book by Kazuo Ishiguro it is going to be excellent, there is never any doubt, this was no exception.
A gorgeous read which...
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I was very fortunate to receive a proof copy of ‘Klara and the Sun’, Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel since being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Within the first few pages, I knew that I was reading a very... More
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