Book
Machines like me : and people like you / Ian McEwan.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385545112
- ISBN: 0385545118
- Physical Description: 333 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First United States edition.
- Publisher: New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | "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. |
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| Genre: | Alternative histories (Fiction). Love stories. Psychological fiction. Alternative histories (Fiction) |
Available copies
- 54 of 54 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Bridgeport Public Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 54 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | FIC MCEWAN (Text) | 34000081463879 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| North Branch - Bridgeport | FIC MCEWAN (Text) | 34000081463895 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ansonia Public Library | FIC McEWAN, IAN (Text) | 34045120745448 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | FIC MCEWAN (Text) | 33750000073259 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | F MCEWAN I (Text) | 32544072542755 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethel Public Library | MCEWAN (Text) | 34030141527926 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | AF MCE (Text) | 33260000291204 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Brookfield Library | F/ MCEWAN (Text) | 34029145625504 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Burnham Library - Bridgewater | FIC McEWAN (Text) | 36937002156579 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | FIC MCEWAN (Text) | 34014141716481 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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