"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 synthetic humans and--with Miranda's help--he designs Adam's personality. The near-perfect human the emerges is beautiful, strong, and clever. It isn't long before a love triangle forms, and these three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma"--Provided by publisher.
year: 2020
call number/section: 1000
subjects: artificial intelligence, fiction, androids, triangles (interpersonal relations), man-woman relationships, alternative histories, alternative histories (fiction), psychological fiction, interpersonal relations, nineteen eighties, london (england), fiction, science fiction
Editions
McEwan, Ian
In an alternative 1980s historical London, Charlie is a drifter, avoiding full-time employment, with a crush on the smart student Miranda, who herself lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie unexpectedly comes into money, he buys one of the world's first synthetic humans and with Miranda's help designs Adam, the android, and his perfect personality. A love-triangle forms, and Charlie, Miranda, and Adam must confront moral dilemmas.
Schools: 1
McEwan, Ian
Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC (2020)
"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 synthetic humans and--with Miranda's help--he designs Adam's personality. The near-perfect human the emerges is beautiful, strong, and clever. It isn't long before a love triangle forms, and these three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 1