Flowers for Algernon
Orlando : Harcourt, 2005.
Format: Book
Description: 311 pages ; 21 cm
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.
Subjects:
People with mental disabilities -- Fiction.
Brain -- Surgery -- Fiction.
Gifted persons -- Fiction.
People with mental disabilities -- Fiction.
Brain -- Surgery -- Fiction.
Gifted persons -- Fiction.
Target Audience: 910L
ISBN:
9780156030083
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Originally published: New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966.
"A Harvest book."
Nebula Award for Best Novel, 1966.
"A Harvest book."
Nebula Award for Best Novel, 1966.