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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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PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt

ISBN-100151001634

ISBN-139780151001637

eBay Product ID (ePID)62034

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Book TitleFlowers for Algernon

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Fantasy / Romantic, Literary, Science Fiction / General

Publication Year1995

GenreFiction

AuthorDaniel Keyes

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight13.8 Oz, 12.4 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN95-148312

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsDaniel Keyes wrote little SF but is highly regarded for one classic, Flowers for Algernon. As a 1959 novella it won a Hugo Award; the 1966 novel-length expansion won a Nebula. The Oscar-winning movie adaptation Charly (1968) also spawned a 1980 Broadway musical.Following his doctor's instructions, engaging simpleton Charlie Gordon tells his own story in semi-literate "progris riports." He dimly wants to better himself, but with an IQ of 68 can't even beat the laboratory mouse Algernon at maze-solving: I dint feel bad because I watched Algernon and I lernd how to finish the amaze even if it takes me along time. I dint know mice were so smart.Algernon is extra-clever thanks to an experimental brain operation so far tried only on animals. Charlie eagerly volunteers as the first human subject. After frustrating delays and agonies of concentration, the effects begin to show and the reports steadily improve: "Punctuation, is? fun!" But getting smarter brings cruel shocks, as Charlie realizes that his merry "friends" at the bakery where he sweeps the floor have all along been laughing at him, never with him. The IQ rise continues, taking him steadily past the human average to genius level and beyond, until he's as intellectually alone as the old, foolish Charlie ever was--and now painfully aware of it. Then, ominously, the smart mouse Algernon begins to deteriorate... Flowers for Algernon is a timeless tear-jerker with a terrific emotional impact. --David Langford, PRAISE FOR FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON "A tale that is convincing, suspenseful and touching."-- The New York Times "An ingeniously touching story . . . Moving . . . Intensely real."-- The Baltimore Sun

Grade fromNinth Grade

Age RangeTrade, 14-Up

Dewey DecimalFic

Grade toTwelfth Grade

SynopsisOscar-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., 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. 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 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.

Lc Classification NumberPs3561.E769f56 1990z