She calls her son for clarification, soon learning that she is a dweller, operating a bunny-shaped kentuki in Erfurt, Germany. She is watching a young woman speak in German. After logging in, Emilia is confused by what she sees on the screen. When she receives the kentuki tablet connection, however, she becomes curious. The only way he communicates with her is by sending her expensive technological gifts in the mail. She feels his departure for Hong Kong was a deliberate way to separate himself from her. Living alone in Lima, 64-year-old Emilia, is bothered by her son's absence. While the novel is divided into 35 chapters, shifting between many international settings and perspectives, the following summary adopts a linear plot line, and traces the narratives of the more major characters. In Samanta Schweblin's new third person novel, Little Eyes, traces a diverse network of characters' response to and relationship with a new technological gadget: the kentuki. The following version of the book was used to create this guide: Schweblin, Samanta.
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