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2022 · Fiction
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Klara and the Sun is a magnificent new novel from the Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro—author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day.
Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her.
Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
In its award citation in 2017, the Nobel committee described Ishiguro's books as novels of great emotional force and said he has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world.
Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her.
Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
In its award citation in 2017, the Nobel committee described Ishiguro's books as novels of great emotional force and said he has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world.
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Locus Award
2022 · Science Fiction Novel · Finalist
Book Club Picks
2021 · Good Morning America Book Club
Good Housekeeping
2021 · Best Books
Time
2021 · Best Fiction Books
Amazon Editors' Picks
2021 · Literature & Fiction
Amazon Editors' Picks
2021 · Science Fiction & Fantasy
Booklist Editors Choice
2021 · Adult: Audio
BookPage
2021 · Best Fiction · #17
Indie Next
2021 · Starred Review
Kirkus Best Books of the Year
2021 · Science Fiction and Fantasy
People Magazine
2021 · Best Books: Top 10
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