| Edition |
First United States edition. |
| Description |
333 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
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: What makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? |
| Subject |
Artificial intelligence -- Fiction.
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Artificial intelligence. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Subject |
Androids -- Fiction.
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Androids. |
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Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) |
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London (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Alternative histories (Fiction) |
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England -- London. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Psychological fiction.
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Psychological fiction.
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Alternative histories (Fiction)
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Alternative histories (Fiction)
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Novels.
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Novels.
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| Subject |
Love triangles. |
| Other Form: |
Online version: McEwan, Ian. Machines like me. First American edition. New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2019] 9780385545129 (DLC) 2018059591 (OCoLC)1079399988 |
| ISBN |
9780385545112 (hardcover) |
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0385545118 (hardcover) |
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9780385545129 (eBook) |
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