Machines like me and people like you
McEwan, Ian2019
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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.
Main title:
Machines like me and people like you / Ian McEwan.
Author:
McEwan, Ian, author
Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, [2019]©2019
Collation:
305 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781787331662 (hbk)9781473567795 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
823.9'2
Language:
English
BRN:
228661
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