Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells 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 a customer will soon cho...
Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells 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 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?
Sir Kazuo Ishiguro (カズオ・イシグロ or 石黒 一雄), OBE, FRSA, FRSL is a British novelist of Japanese origin and Nobel Laureate in Literature (2017). His family moved to England in 1960. Ishiguro obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Kent in 1978 and his Master's from the University of East Anglia's creative writing course in 1980. He became a British citizen in 1982. He no...
Sir Kazuo Ishiguro (カズオ・イシグロ or 石黒 一雄), OBE, FRSA, FRSL is a British novelist of Japanese origin and Nobel Laureate in Literature (2017). His family moved to England in 1960. Ishiguro obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Kent in 1978 and his Master's from the University of East Anglia's creative writing course in 1980. He became a British citizen in 1982. He now lives in London.
His first novel, A Pale View of Hills, won the 1982 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize. His second novel, An Artist of the Floating World, won the 1986 Whitbread Prize. Ishiguro received the 1989 Man Booker prize for his third novel The Remains of the Day. His fourth novel, The Unconsoled, won the 1995 Cheltenham Prize. His latest novel is The Buried Giant, a New York Times bestseller. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2017.
His novels An Artist of the Floating World (1986), When We Were Orphans (2000), and Never Let Me Go (2005) were all shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
In 2008, The Times ranked Ishiguro 32nd on their list of "The 50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945". In 2017, the Swedish Academy awarded him the Nobel Prize in Literature, describing him in its citation as a writer "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world".
This is so badly written that it probably would not have gotten published if it weren’t written by Ishiguro. 全是dialogues，设定也完全是像YA小说。这么多书评给高分是因为不可以给诺贝尔文学奖差评吗？
读下来太心疼Klara了，真的太心疼了，以至于结尾的几个桥段，眼角湿润了… 虽然有些情节略微牵强，想表达的主题过多有些杂乱，但Klara的坚韧和纯真，让人感动、无奈、又心疼。有很多《Never Let Me Go》和《The Remains of the Day》的影子，加上AI的设定，尤其是关于Klara的认知方式的描述，很戳中我的点… 很喜欢，也很推荐！
I ended up with heartbroken, but not in the way I thought at the beginning of the last 1/3. 前一种是我闻所未闻的触目惊心，后者虽在科幻/奇幻故事中屡见不鲜，却因为前一种的错误预期而变得更让人悲伤了。｜2/3 in 2023, 1/3 in 2024.
New Yorker 2021-03-08 The Unknown Known - Kazuo Ishiguro uses artificial intelligence to show the limits of our own. By James Wood 一家之言，但算是发售后铺天盖地的书评中，比较值得读的一篇。Guardian, 洛杉矶书评等也都已经刊登各种书评，均可查阅参考之。
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2 有用 Dorian 2021-03-05 07:53:19
完全被石黑一雄骗到了，在采访中他说自己眼中是没有genre之分的，他总是在写一样的东西。是的，我也以为这又是一个自我欺骗，最终发现人生真相的悲剧故事。可这次不一样，就算人生的真相被拆穿，不一定要反思，也不一定要懊悔，我们依旧可以选择坚持原本的信念。世上本来就只有half-truth，坚信下去的那个选择，才是更重要的事情。2020过去了，石黑一雄都做起了暖男，这样的科幻世界中，坚持相信人心的人反倒成... 完全被石黑一雄骗到了，在采访中他说自己眼中是没有genre之分的，他总是在写一样的东西。是的，我也以为这又是一个自我欺骗，最终发现人生真相的悲剧故事。可这次不一样，就算人生的真相被拆穿，不一定要反思，也不一定要懊悔，我们依旧可以选择坚持原本的信念。世上本来就只有half-truth，坚信下去的那个选择，才是更重要的事情。2020过去了，石黑一雄都做起了暖男，这样的科幻世界中，坚持相信人心的人反倒成了极右，颇为讽刺。人心或许是可以创造的，但每一颗心都是独特的。和他最好的几本一样，还会让我以后念念不忘的吧。 (展开)
1 有用 庸爻儿 2021-05-15 23:44:27
2021年的第13本。 关于人性和信仰的一本书。 你以为你懂科学了，所以有理对Klara的「迷信」嗤之以鼻，读中间一段的时候好一阵尴尬。但是奇迹还是发生了不是吗？在科学并不能解释一切的现在，我从最原始的自己出发，认知这个世界的方式也不就是Klara这样吗？自以为懂了科学的我其实什么也不懂啊。
15 有用 Almasy 2021-03-18 11:50:34
This is so badly written that it probably would not have gotten published if it weren’t written by Ishiguro. 全是dialogues，设定也完全是像YA小说。这么多书评给高分是因为不可以给诺贝尔文学奖差评吗？
3 有用 多喜子 2021-05-22 10:58:01
读下来太心疼Klara了，真的太心疼了，以至于结尾的几个桥段，眼角湿润了… 虽然有些情节略微牵强，想表达的主题过多有些杂乱，但Klara的坚韧和纯真，让人感动、无奈、又心疼。有很多《Never Let Me Go》和《The Remains of the Day》的影子，加上AI的设定，尤其是关于Klara的认知方式的描述，很戳中我的点… 很喜欢，也很推荐！
1 有用 alfay 2021-03-31 23:13:26
的确像是never let me go的姐妹篇，通过科技手段获得的生活不管是智力上的还是情感上的，到底是一种advanced life吗。读到最后挺伤感的
0 有用 小蒙子 2024-05-29 09:54:40 湖北
早都看完了，怎么还显示在读。更新一下~
0 有用 山椒魚 2024-04-10 19:24:36 福建
A painfully painfully boring story. 看得我非常生气，一部极其媚俗，极其故弄玄虚，挂羊头卖狗肉的书。 媚俗，就是说石黑一雄实在太想护住自己诺奖得主的帽子了，所以把“人工智能，机器人伦理，环保动保，教育”等等一系列时下极具热度的主题拿来一锅炖。 然而他想说的实在是太多了，他太想写一个宏大的故事了，利欲熏心最后呈现出来的就是一摊烂泥。也不知道是不是因为得了诺奖就觉得自... A painfully painfully boring story. 看得我非常生气，一部极其媚俗，极其故弄玄虚，挂羊头卖狗肉的书。 媚俗，就是说石黑一雄实在太想护住自己诺奖得主的帽子了，所以把“人工智能，机器人伦理，环保动保，教育”等等一系列时下极具热度的主题拿来一锅炖。 然而他想说的实在是太多了，他太想写一个宏大的故事了，利欲熏心最后呈现出来的就是一摊烂泥。也不知道是不是因为得了诺奖就觉得自己有社会义务，还要在小说里狠狠教育读者，一度让我以为在读小学语文教材！ 并不是说把主角设置成AI这部书就是一部讨论AI伦理的书了好嘛！严肃文学的外壳之下，是保守的合家欢儿童文学，丢给我读小六的侄女读都嫌无聊 很少给作品打一星，但我觉得石黑一雄配这一星。既然能写出《长日留痕》，就别产出这种注水文了 (展开)
0 有用 北河二与三 2024-03-26 23:11:30 北京
I ended up with heartbroken, but not in the way I thought at the beginning of the last 1/3. 前一种是我闻所未闻的触目惊心，后者虽在科幻/奇幻故事中屡见不鲜，却因为前一种的错误预期而变得更让人悲伤了。｜2/3 in 2023, 1/3 in 2024.
0 有用 橘 2023-12-28 13:11:26 美国
人心毫无疑问是复杂的，我也相信每个个体都是不可复制的。这种复杂性让故事里的人更难捉摸且在某些时刻非常残忍，相反AF却具有一种恒定性，永恒的诺言也只有Klara能实现(但AF之间似乎也是大不相同的，那么Klara的恒定性也是个体特征？)。恒定性可以被解读为爱吗？又或许是宗教式的一种纯粹的虔信？读的过程中忍不住去捕捉这个故事和别让我走相似的地方。
0 有用 己注销 2023-12-05 12:42:37 广东
是我第一本读科幻？一本很哲学很儿童的科幻。觉得机器人klara还是不懂人。有钱人才讲绅士，一般人都是品德，太阳更多还是品德。机器人klara喜欢的sun nourishment让Josie好起来。人会成为机器人的历史吗？机器人store可能未来营业不会那么顺利。