Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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The new novel from Nobel and Booker-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson.

The new novel from Nobel-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson. Today: Desperate to save her owner, Klara turns again to the Sun for help...

From the Nobel and Booker Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day, a story of what it means to be human, read by Lydia Wilson.

Klara, an Artificial Friend, waits from her place in the store to be chosen by one of those who pass by on the street. But when a lonely teenager chooses her, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.

Today: after Josie's health collapses, Klara turns again to the Sun for help....

Reader: Lydia Wilson
Writer: Kazuo Ishiguro
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett

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Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize, read by Lydia Wilson.

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