Flowers for Algernon (film)
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Flowers for Algernon is a short story by American author Daniel Keyes, later expanded by him into a novel and subsequently adapted for film and other media. The short story, written in 1958 and first published in the April 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960. [ 2 ]
The short story and subsequent novel, Flowers for Algernon, is written as progress reports of a mentally disabled man, Charlie, who undergoes experimental surgery and briefly becomes a genius before the effects tragically wear off. The story was initially published in the April 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and the ...
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Jun 14, 2004 · Daniel Keyes (1927 - 2014) was born in Brooklyn, New York, and received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Brooklyn College. He was the author of eight books, including the classic Flowers for Algernon, first published in 1966, which would go on to sell more than five million copies and inspire the film Charly.
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A novel by Daniel Keyes about a mentally disabled man who undergoes a surgery that increases his intelligence. The novel follows his journey of self-discovery, love, and loss as he faces the challenges of his new life.
May 24, 2021 · A literary analysis of the short story and novel by Daniel Keyes, which explores the themes of experimentation, disability, and personhood. The story follows Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded man who undergoes an experimental procedure that boosts his I.Q. but also causes his regression.
Flowers for Algernon. Published by Harcourt Brace (1966) and by Bantam Books (1967). Reissued in the Harcourt Brace Modern Classics series (1995). Released on audio tape by Parrot Audio Books, narrated by Daniel Keyes. Until he was thirty-two, Charlie Gordon --gentle, amiable, oddly engaging-- had lived in a kind of mental twilight.
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Dec 1, 2007 · Daniel Keyes (1927 - 2014) was born in Brooklyn, New York, and received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Brooklyn College. He was the author of eight books, including the classic Flowers for Algernon, first published in 1966, which would go on to sell more than five million copies and inspire the Oscar-winning film Charly.
