Flowers For Algernon
the must-read literary science fiction masterpiece
$21.87
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2000
Summary
Flowers For Algernon: A Mind Transformed, A Heart at Risk
Charlie Gordon, with an IQ of 68, lives a simple life as a floor sweeper, often the subject of his colleagues’ amusement. But everything changes when he becomes part of a groundbreaking experiment designed to boost human intelligence, catapulting him into the realm of genius.
However, as Algernon, the experimental mouse who underwent the same transformation, begins to decline, Charlie confronts a chilling possibility:…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857989380 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1857989384 |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
| Author: | Daniel Keyes |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2000 |
| Weight: | 203g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 170mm x 18mm |
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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
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 *
About The Author
Daniel Keyes
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 master’s degree in English and American Literature and is a Professor of English and Creative Writing. He lives in America.
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