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Klara and the Sun
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- dystopian
- the future
- artificial intelligence
- robots
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From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day, a magnificent novel about the wondrous, mysterious nature of the human heart.
“A masterpiece that will make you think about life, mortality, the saving grace of love: in short, the all of it.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR
Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, 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.
A thrilling feat of world-building and a novel of exquisite tenderness and impeccable restraint, Klara and the Sun is a magnificent achievement, one that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
Quotes by Kazuo Ishiguro
From WikiquoteMore fundamentally, I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are there. In the end, as a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened.
I have a sense of having just left without saying goodbye, and of this whole other world just kind of fading away. … I have the feeling of this completely alternative person I should have become. There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.
If you go to Tokyo, I think it becomes very obvious that there's this almost seamless mixture of popular culture and Japanese traditional culture.
More by Kazuo Ishiguro
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The Remains of the Day1989The Remains of the Day
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Never Let Me Go2005Never Let Me Go
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When We Were Orphans2000When We Were Orphans
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The Buried Giant2001The Buried Giant
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Nocturnes2009Nocturnes
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The Unconsoled1988The Unconsoled
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A Pale View of Hills1982A Pale View of Hills
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An Artist of the Floating World1986An Artist of the Floating World
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My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs2017My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs
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Come Rain or Come Shine2019Come Rain or Come Shine
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The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain2024The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain
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Crooner / Nocturne2020Crooner / Nocturne
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Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro2008Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro
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An Artist of the Floating World / The Remains of the Day2000An Artist of the Floating World / The Remains of the Day
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Klara and the Sun / Never Let Me Go2021Klara and the Sun / Never Let Me Go
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An Artist Of The Floating World / The Remains Of The Day / The Unconsoled2003An Artist Of The Floating World / The Remains Of The Day / The Unconsoled
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