Machines Like Me

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian McEwan
• Editore: Vintage UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.03.2020
• EAN: 9781529111262
• ISBN: 978-1-5291-1126-2
• Pagine: 305
• Dimensioni: 110 mm x 178 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: 201 POCHE
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Science Fiction, London, Greater London, Historical fiction, FICTION / Alternative History, FICTION / Science Fiction / Cyberpunk, Alternative history fiction, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary