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2023 FYE Summer Reading 

Klara and the Sunby Kazuo Ishiguro

Check out this page for ways to engage with Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun and to connect with Skidmore faculty, staff, and fellow students in this process. We’ll be adding additional content to the page over the summer, so check back to see what’s new!

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We're excited to announce that the summer reading for the Class of 2027 is Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. This text explores what it means to be human, curiosity, learning, and knowledge, as well as artificial intelligence. It also looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?

a photo of the book Parable of the Sower on a wood table

Essays and reflection