Edition |
First United States edition. |
Descript |
333 pages ; 22 cm. |
Summary |
"Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. 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. 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 against the power to invent things beyond our control"--Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Androids -- Fiction.
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Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
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Artificial intelligence -- Fiction.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
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London (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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England -- Fiction.
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Genre |
Psychological fiction.
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Alternative histories (Fiction)
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Thrillers (Fiction)
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ISBN/ISSN |
0385545118 (hardback) |
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9780385545112 (hardback) |
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