"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"-- - (Baker & Taylor)
The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of <I>Atonement</I> presents the story of two lovers in an alternate 1980s London who construct a perfect synthetic human before finding themselves in a morally complex love triangle. - (Baker & Taylor)
The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of <I>Atonement</I> presents the story of two lovers in an alternative 1980s London who construct a perfect synthetic human before finding themselves in a morally complex love triangle. - (Baker & Taylor)
<b>From the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of <i>Atonement</i> and <i>Saturday</i>—”a sharply intelligent novel of ideas” (<i>The New York Times</i>) that asks whether a machine can understand the human heart, or whether we are the ones who lack understanding. <br></b><br><i>Machines Like Me</i> takes place 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 synthetic humans and—with Miranda's help—he designs Adam's personality. The near-perfect human that emerges is beautiful, strong, and clever. It isn't long before a love triangle soon forms, and these three beings confront a profound moral dilemma.<br><br><b>Don’t miss Ian McEwan’s new novel, <i>Lessons</i>, coming in September! <br></b> - (Random House, Inc.)
<b>New from Ian McEwan, Booker Prize winner and international bestselling author of <i>Atonement</i> and <i>The Children Act</i></b> <br><br><i>Machines Like Me</i> takes place 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 synthetic humans and—with Miranda's help—he designs Adam's personality. The near-perfect human that emerges is beautiful, strong, and clever. It isn't long before a love triangle soon forms, and these three beings confront a profound moral dilemma. <br> In his subversive new novel, Ian McEwan asks whether a machine can understand the human heart—or whether we are the ones who lack understanding. - (Random House, Inc.)