Flowers for Algernon

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Author

Daniel Keyes

Publication

2004 - Harvest / Harcourt Inc., Orlando, FL, USA, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

77,750 words, Guess

Page Count

311 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

Internet Archiveflowersforalgern00keye_500
Internet Archiveflowersforalgern00dani_3
Internet Archiveflowersforalgern2004keye
ISBN-100156030306
ISBN-139780156030304

and 4 more

Goodreads44423508
OCLC Control Number61343108
OCLC Control Number1018122503
Open LibraryOL25566170M

Classifications

DDC813/.54
LCCPS3561.E769 F68 1994

Description

Until he was thirty-two, Charlie Gordon --gentle, amiable, oddly engaging-- had lived in a kind of mental twilight. He knew knowledge was important and had learned to read and write after a fashion, but he also knew he wasn't nearly as bright as most of the people around him. There was even a white mouse named Algernon who outpaced Charlie in some ways. But a remarkable operation had been performed on Algernon, and now he was a genius among mice. Suppose Charlie underwent a similar operation...

Description

From the Publisher: 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.