Machines like me : and people like you / Ian McEwan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McEwan, Ian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence--Fiction.

Artificial intelligence.

London (England)--History--20th century--Fiction.

London (England).

Genre:

Alternative histories (Fiction)

Psychological fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

333 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First United States edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2019]

Summary:

"Machines Like Me occurs 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 loverswill 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 ofsynthetic 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 against the power to invent things beyond our control"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Schneidman Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version:

McEwan, Ian. Machines like me

Online version: McEwan, Ian. Machines like me.

ISBN:

9780385545112

0385545118

OCLC:

1078542365