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'Klara and the Sun' explores friendship, love, and what it means to be a person

Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

On this episode of the Talk of Iowa book club, host Charity Nebbe and expert readers discuss the 2021 novel Klara and the Sun by Sir Kazuo Ishiguro. The story is told from the perspective of Klara, an "artificial friend." The story explores themes of friendship, artificial intelligence, grief, class and more.

Guests:

  • Abram Anders, interim associate director, Student Innovation Center with Iowa State University
  • Diane Jeske, philosophy professor, University of Iowa
  • Rebecca Cloud, adult services librarian, Des Moines Public Library

This episode was originally produced 10-17-2023

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio