# Klara and the Sun: The Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year

Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun series introduces Klara, an Artificial Friend with remarkable observational skills, waiting in a store to be chosen by a customer. Set in a near-future world, this literary coming-of-age narrative follows Klara as she hopes for a permanent home while being cautioned about the fragility of human promises.

That hope is tested when an opportunity alters her circumstances, prompting a poignant exploration of love and connection. Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature examines what it means to love through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, blending literary fiction with technology’s role in our rapidly changing society.

## Books in this series (1)

- Vol. 1 — [Klara and the Sun The Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year](https://mybookbandits.com/books/9780571364916) (ISBN 9780571364916)

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