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CLS Zoom Book Club: Klara and the Sun

January 12, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Free

This event has been moved from in-person to Zoom due to the rise in COVID-19 cases. 

Beat the winter blues by joining us for a lively discussion on CLS Book Club’s pick of the season, Klara and the Sun by New York Times Best Seller Kazuo Ishiguro. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures … a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” (The Associated Press). Klara and the Sun has also been nominated as a Booker Prize Longlist Nominee, a Good Morning America Book Club Pick, and was on President Obama’s Summer 2021 Reading List.

This event is virtual and free, but an RSVP is required. To RSVP, fill out the form at the bottom of this page. 

To purchase your copy of Klara and the Sun from Buxton Books, click here.

About the Book:
Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?

About the Author:
Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five. His eight previous works of fiction have earned him many honors around the world, including 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, both made into acclaimed films, have each sold more than 2 million copies. He was given a knighthood in 2018 for Services to Literature. He also holds the decorations of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from Japan.

Details

Date:
January 12, 2022
Time:
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
Free