Yixin Tang

Klara and the Sun is Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel after winning the Nobel Prize.Since its publication in 2021,it has garnered significant attention from both domestic and international media and scholars.Research on this work primarily consists of introductory articles,book reviews,and journal papers,with most studies focusing on its themes,robotic perspective,narrative techniques,and posthumanism.The research content is rich,forming a certain systematic framework,with diverse perspectives and an emerging interdisciplinary trend.However,further expansion in both quantity and quality of related studies is still needed.

Klara and the Sun; Kazuo Ishiguro; humans and machines

[1] Adam Parkes.Nothing New Under the Sun:Planned Obsolescence in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun.Foreign Literature Studies,2022,44(1):13-27. [2] Abrams Robert C.Klara and the Sun:Kazuo Ishiguro's new model for"completion"at the end of life.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,2021,70(2). [3] Bavetra,S.,and R.Ravi.Hope,Faith,Love,Human and Humanoid:A Study of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun.Science,Technology and Development,10.5(2021):295-301. [4] Gu Meilong,Xiu Yaxin.Humanist Philosophical Reflections in the Posthuman Context—A Case Study of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun.Contemporary Foreign Literature,2021,42(4):115-123. [5] Hang Zhou,Yanling Yang.Disciplinary Power of Space in Never Let Me Go and Klara and the Sun.Scientific Journal Of Humanities and Social Sciences,2021,3(9). [6] Hosuri,A.Klara and the Sun:A Fable of Humanity in a Posthuman World.Global Journal of Human-Social Science:Arts&Humanities–Psychology(A),21.7(2021):71-79. [7] Isabelle Senechal.Kazuo Ishiguro's'Klara and the Sun'is a haunting tale of love,loss and a robot.America,2021, 224(7). [8] James wood.The Unknown Known Kazuo Ishiguro Uses Artificial Intelligence To Show The Limits Of Our Own.New Yorker 2021.03-08. [9] Kazuo Ishiguro,Klara and the Sun.London:Faber&Faber,2021:1–307 [10] LIU Hui,YAN Ping.Analysis of Klara and the Sun From the Perspective of Defamilarization.Higher Education of Social Science,2021,21(2). [11] Liu Ke.Acceleration,Loss of Control,and Resonance—A Critique of Technological Rationality in Klara and the Sun.Research on Dynamic Foreign Literature,2022(03):5-14. [12] Mei Jinwen.Examining Klara:Hospitality,Fear,and Beyond.Journal of Hubei University of Science and Technology,2021,41(3):68-72. [13] Miao Jingjing.Transcending the Master-Slave Principle in Human-Machine Relations—A Machine Ethics Critique of Klara and the Sun.China Book Review,2022(2):19-29. [14] Mejia,Santiago,Nikolaidis,Dominique.Through New Eyes:Artificial Intelligence,Technological Unemployment, and Transhumanism in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun.Journal of Business Ethics,2022(prepublish). [15] Robert Eaglestone.Klara and the Humans:Agency,Hannah Arendt,and Forgiveness(in English).Foreign Literature Studies,2022,44(1):1-12. [16] Shang Biwu.Can Machines Replace Humans?—Robot Narrative and Ethical Choices in Klara and the Sun.Foreign Literature Studies,2022,44(1):28-45. [17] Song Zhaoyang.A Study of Klara and the Sun from the Perspective of Literary Ethical Criticism.2023.Jilin University,MA thesis. [18] Wang Fengyu.Integrating a Divided Civilization:The Construction of Community in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Novels.2022.Zhejiang University,MA thesis. [19] Wang Juan,Xing Fengping.Disability Studies in Anglo-American Science Fiction.Beauty&Times(Under),2022(2):101-105. [20] Yi Yang.The Three Appearances of Robots in Contemporary Literature.Book Town,2022(1):113-118. [21] Zhang Fan,Feng Yi.Ethical Dimensions and Biopower:A Posthuman Perspective on Klara and the Sun.Journal of Qiqihar University(Philosophy&Social Science Edition),2022(3):106-109. [22] Zhang Yuting,Zhang Yan.An Interpretation of Klara and the Sun Based on the"Three-Dimensional"Character View.Journal of Shanxi Energy University,2021,34(6):75-77. [23] Zhao Jinyan.A Study of Human-Machine Ethical Relationships in Klara and the Sun from a Posthumanist Perspective.2022.Shanxi Normal University,MA thesis.

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