Klara and the Sun
Author(s): Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the Sun is the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2017. 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 for ever, 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 world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
Klara is an 'Artificial Friend' who observes the happenings of a city street outside her store window. Through Klara's synthetic eyes, Ishiguro observes the complexity and strangeness of human emotion. Don't let the sci-fi elements deter you; this books is a masterful exploration of humanity, faith, and sacrifice.
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Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2022.
'There is something so steady and beautiful about the way Klara is always approaching connection, like a Zeno's arrow of the heart. People will absolutely love this book, in part because it enacts the way we learn how to love.' - Anne Enright, The Guardian 'Flawless . . . This is a novel for fans of Never Let Me Go, with which it shares a DNA of emotional openness, the quality of letting us see ourselves from the outside, and a vision of humanity which - while not exactly optimistic - is tender, touching and true.' - The Times
General Fields
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- : Faber & Faber, Limited
- : Faber & Faber, Limited
- : 0.294
- : 31 December 2021
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- : books
Special Fields
- : Kazuo Ishiguro
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 823.92
- : very good
- : 352
- : FA
