Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

£75

Illustrated By Isabel Seliger

Klara and the Sun is Ishiguro’s moving tale of artificial friendship and quiet hope. This luminous Folio features a pixel-detailed binding, pearlescent slipcase and glinting page edges – capturing Klara’s world behind glass. With seven beautiful illustrations by Isabel Seliger, it is a radiant tribute to a modern speculative classic.

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Book Details

Production DetailsBound in printed and blocked cloth
Printed metallic paper for endpapers
Printed metallic paper for slipcase
Shimmery foiled book edges

Dimensions9 inches x 6¼ inches

FontTypeset in Arno Pro with Linex Sans as display

Pages288

AuthorKazuo Ishiguro

Illustrated ByIsabel Seliger

IllustrationSeven colour illustrations including 2 double-page spreads

Publication Date16/09/2025

PrintingFirst Printing

Editor's Notes

A tender work of science fiction and a nuanced meditation on artificial intelligence, Klara and the Sun takes place in a reality much like our own, except for two things: genetically ‘lifted’ children and Artificial Friends. In a sense, it is a dystopian novel, set in a world growing alienated from humanity. But through Ishiguro’s elegant and incisive prose, hope shines through – in the powerful ability of humans, and seemingly also artificial intelligence, to love and feel compassion.

This special edition comes in a shimmering slipcase. The cloth-bound cover features Klara gazing out from the window of the Artificial Friend store, and the book’s iridescent edges glint like glass. Inside, you will find pearlescent endpapers and seven beautiful illustrations by artist Isabel Seliger.

Synopsis

From her spot in the shop window, Klara, an Artificial Friend, watches the world go by, quietly hoping to be chosen. When she is, her world opens up in ways she could never have predicted. Ishiguro’s tender dystopia is a gentle exploration of what it means to love, to believe, to belong. Through Klara’s curious, clear-eyed gaze, we are asked the biggest questions – about humanity, hope and what makes a heart beat. Quietly devastating and entirely unforgettable.

About the Illustrator

Isabel Seliger

Born in Gera, Germany, Isabel Seliger is an illustrator known for her surreal and mythologically inspired artwork. After studying at art school in Kassel, she moved to Berlin in 2014. Seliger’s work often explores quiet, epic worlds, leading viewers into dystopian and surreal settings. Her clients include the New York Times, NPR and HarperCollins.

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About the Author

Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki and moved to Britain as a small child. Having studied creative writing at the University of East Anglia, he quickly established himself as one of the major writers of his generation, being listed by Granta among the best young British novelists in 1983. After two early novels, both with Japanese settings or characters, he won the Booker Prize for The Remains of the Day in 1989. His later work has often drawn on science fiction ideas and historical settings; in total four novels have been nominated for the Booker. In 2017 Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and in 2023 his screenplay for the film Living was nominated for an Academy Award.

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