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Klara and the sun / Kazuo Ishiguro.
"From her place in the store that sells artificial friends, Klara--an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities--watches carefully the behavior 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 she is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In this luminous tale, Klara and the Sun, Nobel Prize winner 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?"-- Provided by publisher.
Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, is designed to be a playmate for real children. From her place in the store she watches the behavior of those who come in to browse, and those who pass on the street outside. In conversations with the other AI and the Manager, she remains hopeful she will be chosen. When a possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593318171 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 059331817X (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780593311295 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 303 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Subject: | Robots > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Artificial intelligence > Fiction. Love > Fiction. Paid companions (Household employees) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. Romance fiction. |
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- 4 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | ISHIG K (Text) | 33126024468096 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | ISHIG K (Text) | 33126024468138 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | ISHIG K (Text) | 33126024468054 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | ISHIG K (Text) | 33126024468146 | Breakout Collection 1 | Available | - |