Flowers For Algernon
Author(s): Daniel Keyes
When brain surgery makes a mouse into a genius, dull-witted Charlie Gordon wonders if it might also work for him. With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon begins his sudden, unexpected deterioration. Will the same happen to Charlie? An American classic that inspired the award-winning movie Charly.
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No.25 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written * Winner of the HUGO and NEBULA awards. * 'A narrative tour de force, very moving, beautiful and remorseless in its simple logic' Science Fiction: 100 Best Novels * Basis for the Oscar winning film Charly.
Born in 1927 Daniel Keyes joined the US merchant marine aged 17. He won the Hugo for the short story that Flowers for Algernon was based on and the Nebula for the novel itself. He has a masters degree in English and American literature and is a Professor of English and Creative writing. He lives in America
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- : Orion
- : 0.215
- : March 2000
- : 198mm X 129mm X 18mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Daniel Keyes
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : en
- : 813.54
- : 224
- : FL