CD Audiobook

Machines like me : a novel / Ian McEwan.

McEwan, Ian, (author.). Crossley, Steven, (narrator.). Recorded Books, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary:

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? This provocative and thrilling tale warns against the power to invent things beyond our control.

Record details

ISBN: 9781980032281
ISBN: 1980032289
ISBN: 9781980034438
ISBN: 1980034435
Physical Description: 10 audio discs (11 hours, 15 minutes) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:	In container (17 cm.). Title from container. Publisher, publishing date, and packaging may vary.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrated by Steven Crossley.