📖 peek insideKlara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara is an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, waiting in a store to be chosen by a customer. When she is finally taken home by a young girl named Josie, Klara becomes a devoted companion, observing the complexities of human emotion and the sacrificial nature of love. Set in a near-future society, Ishiguro's novel is a deeply moving exploration of what it means to have a soul and whether a machine can truly understand the depths of the human heart.
A popular book with millions of readers worldwide.
Notable Quotes
"There was something very special, but it wasn't inside Josie. It was inside those who loved her."
"Until recently, I didn’t think that humans could choose loneliness. That there were sometimes forces more powerful than the wish to avoid loneliness."
"Hope,’ he said. ‘Damn thing never leaves you alone."
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