Machines like me : and people like you / Ian McEwan.
| Author/creator |
McEwan, Ian author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First United States edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2019] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2019 |
| Description | 333 pages ; 22 cm |
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| Abstract | In an alternative 1980s London, 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. 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: What makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? |
| Issued in other form | Online version: McEwan, Ian, author. Machines like me First American edition. New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2019] 9780385545129 |
| Genre/form | Psychological fiction. |
| Genre/form | Alternative histories (Fiction) |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Psychological fiction. |
| Genre/form | Alternative histories (Fiction) |
| LCCN | 2018055227 |
| ISBN | 9780385545112 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0385545118 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR6063 .C4 M33 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |