Machines Like Me
2019 novel by Ian McEwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Machines Like Me is the 15th novel by the English author Ian McEwan. The novel was published in 2019 by Jonathan Cape.
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Author | Ian McEwan |
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Cover artist | Suzanne Dean (design) with photographs by Lily Richards |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 2019 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 320 pages |
ISBN | 978-178-733166-2 |
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The novel is set in the 1980s in an alternative history timeline in which the UK lost the Falklands War, Alan Turing is still alive, and the Internet, social media, and self-driving cars already exist.[1][2] The story revolves around an android named Adam and its/his relationship with its/his owners, Charlie and Miranda, which involves the formation of a love triangle.