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Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers For Algernon

Daniel Keyes

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 1, 2005

Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.

The ClassicsSci-FiPsychological FictionScience Fiction
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Themes
Experimental intelligence enhancement, Scientific ambition and consequences, Heartache
Genres
Sci-Fi, Psychological Fiction, The Classics
Published
HarperCollins, May 1, 2005

Change and Consequence

An experimental leap in intelligence becomes an intimate, unsettling story about what change can cost.

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  • A science-fiction premise with psychological and emotional stakes
  • Questions about intelligence, scientific ambition, and vulnerability

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  • A sustained narrative shaped by Charlie’s changing intelligence
  • A thoughtful blend of scientific speculation and heartache

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About this book

Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache. Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey.

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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?

Where it sits

Sci-Fi73%
Psychological Fiction62%
The Classics51%

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Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Literary Fiction
  • Sci-Fi
Authors
Daniel Keyes
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 1, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Experimental intelligence enhancement · Scientific ambition and consequences · Heartache
Reading lane
The Classics