McEwan, Ian  (, 1948-) <br/><br/>
Machines like me :  and people like you 
/ Ian McEwan. 
 - First United States edition. 
 - New York  : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday  , c2019 
 - 333 pages  ; 22 cm 
<br/><br/> Machines Like Me occurs 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. 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? 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780385545112 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Alternative history----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Literary fiction<br/>Psychological fiction
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR6063.C4  / M33 2019 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC MCE