Machines Like Me - From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons (Paperback)

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 things beyond our control.

General

Imprint:	Vintage
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2020
Authors:	Ian McEwan
Dimensions:	178 x 110 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Mass Market
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-5291-1126-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Science fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction Books > Fiction > Promotions
LSN:	1-5291-1126-9
Barcode:	9781529111262

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