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'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking' Guardian

Charlie Gordon, a floor sweeper born with an unusually low IQ, has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that doctors hope will increase his intelligence - a procedure that has been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. All Charlie wants is to be smart and have friends, but the treatement turns him into a genius.

Then Algernon begins to fade. What will become of Charlie?

 

Review

This is one of the greats: a story and a central character that have stayed with me for thirty years, from the first moment I picked it up - Conn Iggulden

A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant - Guardian

A timeless tearjerker - Independent

Excellent . . . extremely moving - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Unflinchingly honest . . . it will make you reflect on your own life . . . and completely and utterly break your heart - Guardian Online

A narrative tour de force, very moving, beautiful and remorseless in its simple logic - Science Fiction, 100 Best Novels

Strikingly original - Publishers Weekly

A tale that is convincing, suspectful and touching - New York Times

Book Description

A modern classic, Flowers for Algernon has sold over five million copies worldwide and inspired the Academy Award-winning film Charly.

About the Author

Daniel Keyes (1927-2014)
Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Daniel Keyes worked as a merchant seaman, editor and university lecturer. He published four other novels, including Flowers for Algernon, originally a short story, for which he won the Hugo Award, later expanded into the Nebula Award-winning novel and adapted as an Oscar-winning film (Charly, 1968). Daniel Keyes had a Master's degree in English and American literature and was a Professor of English and Creative writing. He died in 2014.

 
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  • ISBN :9781474605731
  • Author: Daniel Keyes
  • Publisher: W&n
  • Pages: 256
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Book Description

'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking' Guardian

Charlie Gordon, a floor sweeper born with an unusually low IQ, has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that doctors hope will increase his intelligence - a procedure that has been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. All Charlie wants is to be smart and have friends, but the treatement turns him into a genius.

Then Algernon begins to fade. What will become of Charlie?

 

Review

This is one of the greats: a story and a central character that have stayed with me for thirty years, from the first moment I picked it up - Conn Iggulden

A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant - Guardian

A timeless tearjerker - Independent

Excellent . . . extremely moving - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Unflinchingly honest . . . it will make you reflect on your own life . . . and completely and utterly break your heart - Guardian Online

A narrative tour de force, very moving, beautiful and remorseless in its simple logic - Science Fiction, 100 Best Novels

Strikingly original - Publishers Weekly

A tale that is convincing, suspectful and touching - New York Times

Book Description

A modern classic, Flowers for Algernon has sold over five million copies worldwide and inspired the Academy Award-winning film Charly.

About the Author

Daniel Keyes (1927-2014)
Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Daniel Keyes worked as a merchant seaman, editor and university lecturer. He published four other novels, including Flowers for Algernon, originally a short story, for which he won the Hugo Award, later expanded into the Nebula Award-winning novel and adapted as an Oscar-winning film (Charly, 1968). Daniel Keyes had a Master's degree in English and American literature and was a Professor of English and Creative writing. He died in 2014.

 

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