EAN: 9781529111262

MACHINES LIKE ME - IAN MCEWAN KARTONIERT (TB)

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. Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative
1980s London. 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 Mirandäs 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 of the power to invent things beyond our control.

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