Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures . a poignant meditation on love and loneliness (The Associated Press). A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! What stays with you in Klara and the Sun is the haunting narrative voicea genuinely innocent, egoless perspective on the strange behavior of humans obsessed and wounded by power, status and fear. Booker Prize committee 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. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love? "The Good Morning America Book Club: a GMA book club pick"--Jacket. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780593318171

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Klara and the Sun: A Novel

Ishiguro, Kazuo

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Borzoi Books, Random House, Inc., New York (2021)

ISBN 10: 059331817X ISBN 13: 9780593318171

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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. STUNNING: FUNDAMENTAL: UNFORGETTABLE: NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. March 2, 2021) Eleventh Printing (October 2021): NEW handsomely-designed-illus. mylar-protected jacket showing orig. $28.00 price at top-right inside-front flyleaf, NEW library-durable black fabric-over-boards cover w/ titles ELEGANTLY gilt-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text block exterior, NEW perfect binding w/ tight sheets & yellow-white-checked cloth banding at spine-caps, IMPECCABLE cream-white card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior printed w/ ELEGANT clarity in Minion on EXCELLENT unblemished pure-white archival paper * 6.36" x 9.50" x 1.36", 0.68 kg, viii+312 (320) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: From the best-selling author of "Never Let Me Go" & "The Remains of the Day", a stunning novel--his first since receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature--about the wondrous, mysterious nature of the human heart. From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend w/ outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, & 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? * ABOUT THE AUTHOR: KAZUO ISHIGURO was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 & moved to Britain at the age of 5. His 8 previous works of fiction have earned him many honors around the world, including the Nobel Price in Literature & the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into over 50 languages, & "The Remains of the Day" & "Never Let Me Go", both made into acclaimed films, have ea. sold more than two million copies. He was given a knighthood in 2018 for Services to Literature. He also holds the decorations of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France & the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold & Silver Star, from Japan. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via Mandatory USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates. Seller Inventory # 009871