Join J-Sei’s Virtual Book Club with it’s next pick “Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro. Through regular email prompts, book club members read at their own pace and post comments along the way. As thoughts occur and questions are posed, the conversation is enriched by various perspectives and experiences shared. Together, we read deeper between the lines and reflect on the stories and the wisdom they impart. At the end of the 6-8 weeks, we meet virtually on ZOOM for a discussion. For more info, click on the home page: Book Club
Interested in joining email jill@j-sei.org with “Klara” on the subject line. You can order the book from Eastwind Books and receive a 10% discount by adding “JSei” in the coupon code. You can have it shipped to your home or ask for delivery to J-Sei,
In Klara and the Sun, his eighth novel and first since winning the Nobel Prize, author Kazuo Ishiguro takes readers to a vaguely futuristic, technologically advanced setting to present a moving parable about love, humanity, and science. Klara, the title character and narrator, is a solar-powered Friend (AF), a humanlike robot designed to be a child’s companion. When Klara is acquired to become AF to a bright fourteen-year-old named Josie who appears to be ailing, Klara is able to explore the wide world beyond the four walls of the retail store she’s been inhabiting. Written in Ishiguro’s characteristic spare and reserved prose, he creates an unforgettable protagonist in Klara, whose astute observations and utterly sincere behavior provide lessons for all humans to learn from.
“moving and beautiful” – Los Angeles Times
“Klara and the Sun [is] a masterpiece that will make you think about life, mortality, the saving grace of love: in short, the all of it.” – NPR