by Varun Gauri The narrator and main character of Ishiguro’s new novel is Klara, an Artificial Friend (AF, for short). In other words, she’s an artificial intelligence, a robot, a machine. Klara’s job is to befriend and care for a sick young teenager, Josie. Why would Josie, or any human being, want to befriend an … Continue reading The Best Friends are Artificial – Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun