Klara & the Sun

2022 Longlist

From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change for ever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.

In Klara and the Sun, his first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly-changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?

About the Author/Translator

Kazuo Ishiguro has won the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into over fifty languages and The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, were both made into acclaimed films. He received a knighthood in 2018 for Services to Literature amongst other honours. Klara and the Sun was longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.

Librarian’s Comments

The unique blend of simplicity overlaid with deep meaning coming from the perspective of an AI first person narrative voice. Miami-Dade Public Library, United States