01709cam a2200349 i 4500 501697107 TxAuBib 20210511120000.0 200403s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020015327 9780593318171 hbk. 059331817X hbk. (OCoLC)1149197073 TxAuBib rda Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- Klara and the Sun / Kazuo Ishiguro. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. ℗2021. 303 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "From her place in the store that sells artificial friends, Klara--an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities--watches carefully the behavior 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 forever, she is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In this luminous tale, Klara and the Sun, Nobel Prize winner 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?"--Provided by publisher. 20210511. Artificial intelligence Fiction. Robots Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Paid companions (Household employees) Fiction. Science fiction. Romance fiction.