MACHINES LIKE ME

À propos

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.


Rayons : Littérature > Littérature


  • Auteur(s)

    Ian McEwan

  • Éditeur

    Random House Uk

  • Distributeur

    Side

  • Date de parution

    21/02/2020

  • EAN

    9781529111262

  • Disponibilité

    Disponible

  • Nombre de pages

    305 Pages

  • Poids

    380 g

  • Support principal

    Grand format

Infos supplémentaires : Broché  

Ian Mcewan

Né en 1948, Ian McEwan est considéré comme l'un des écrivains anglais les plus doués de sa génération. Outre Les chiens noirs et Délire d'amour, on lui doit, entre autres, Le jardin de ciment, Un bonheur de rencontre et L'innocent, tous accueillis par une presse enthousiaste et adaptés à l'écran. L'enfant volé a reçu le prestigieux Whitbread Novel of the Year Award et, en France, le prix Femina étranger (1993). Amsterdam a été couronné parle Booker Prize (1998) et Expiation parle WH Smith Literary Award (2001).

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