Klara and the Sun
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Klara and the Sun is a dystopian science fiction novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that explores artificial intelligence, love, and what it means to be human through the perspective of an artificial friend.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dystopian novel
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literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize
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shortlisted for the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresPerspective | non-human narrator ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
childhood and parental expectations
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ethics of artificial intelligence ⓘ genetic enhancement ⓘ |
| featuresConcept | Artificial Friend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNobelPrize | Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 (Kazuo Ishiguro) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Stephen Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif | the Sun as a quasi-spiritual force ⓘ |
| hasReviewReception | generally positive critical reception ⓘ |
| isbn |
978-0-571-36048-0
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978-0-593-24234-7 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Josie
NERFINISHED
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Josie’s mother ⓘ Klara NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | adult fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Klara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | 320 ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | Artificial Friend to Josie ⓘ |
| protagonistType | artificial intelligence ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2021-03-02 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | near-future United States ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence
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class and inequality ⓘ loneliness ⓘ love ⓘ technology and society ⓘ what it means to be human ⓘ |
| yearOfPublication | 2021 ⓘ |
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