Machines Like Me - From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons
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| Verlag | Random House UK |
| Auflage | 2020 |
| Seiten | 320 |
| Format | 11,1 x 17,8 x 2,5 cm |
| A-Format | |
| Gewicht | 215 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1529111269 |
| EAN | 9781529111262 |
| Bestell-Nr | 52911126UA |
Britain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding.
Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda's assistance, he co-designs Adam's personality. This near-perfect human is beautiful, strong and clever - a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma. Ian McEwan's subversive and entertaining new novel poses fundamental questions: what makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? This provocative and thrilling tale warns of the power to invent thin gs beyond our control.
Rezension:
Machines Like Me reminds us that McEwan is once-in-a-generation talent, offering readerly pleasure, cerebral incisiveness and an enticing imagination. Lara Feigel Spectator
