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Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon

by Daniel Keyes
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About this book

The story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In 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?

Book Details

ISBN13 9780553124989
ISBN10 0553124986
Series/Work OL515754W View on OpenLibrary
Pages 216
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

American Science fiction award:nebula_award=novel Brain Cerebro Cerveau Children's fiction Chirurgie Cirugía dementia Ficción juvenil Fiction Fiction, science fiction, general Gifted persons Grifted peoples institutionalization Juvenile fiction Large type books Mentally handicapped Nebula Award Niños superdotados

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