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Flowers for Algernon

By Keyes, Daniel
Flowers for Algernon
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. High school & older.

Details

Authors: Keyes, Daniel
Copyright: 1994
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780156030304
ISBN10: 0156030306
Page Count: 311
Dimensions: 5.0x0.9x8.1
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Jacket Notes: Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence-a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon.
As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?
WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD AND THE NEBULA AWARD

The classic novel that inspired the Academy Award-winning movie Charly
Daniel Keyes, the author of eight books, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Brooklyn College. Professor emeritus at Ohio University, he lives in Boca Raton, Florida.

Strand Notes

Born with an unusually low IQ, Charlie Gordon has been choen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence - a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intellgience goes off the charts, surpassing that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. Giving all appearances of a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, suddenly Algernon deteriorates. Is this a fate due Charlie? Winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. 311p.

Description

Oscar-winning film Charly starring Cliff Robertson and Claire Bloom-a mentally challenged man receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.
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