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Flowers for Algernon: Daniel Keyes

With over five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is a beloved American classic about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius and introduces him to heartache.
'A masterpiece' Guardian

'A timeless tearjerker' Independent

'Convincing and touching' New York Times

Charlie Gordon, a floor sweeper born with an unusually low IQ, has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that doctors hope will increase his intelligence - a procedure that has been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. All Charlie wants is to be smart and have friends, but the treatment turns him into a genius.

Then Algernon begins to fade. What will become of Charlie?

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Críticas

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

Biografía del autor

Daniel Keyes (1927-2014)
Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Daniel Keyes worked as a merchant seaman, editor and university lecturer. He published four other novels, including
Flowers for Algernon, originally a short story, for which he won the Hugo Award, later expanded into the Nebula Award-winning novel and adapted as an Oscar-winning film (Charly, 1968). Daniel Keyes had a Master's degree in English and American literature and was a Professor of English and Creative writing. He died in 2014.

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