Machines like me
McEwan, Ian2020
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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 / Ian McEwan.
Author:
McEwan, Ian, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage Books, 2020.
Collation:
304 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.
ISBN:
9781529111255 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Related title:
Machines Like Me [electronic resource] : From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons
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BRN:
2249277