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21%OFFDaniel Keyes - Flowers for Algernon (Sf Masterworks 25) - 9781857989380 - V9781857989380
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Flowers for Algernon (Sf Masterworks 25)

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Description for Flowers for Algernon (Sf Masterworks 25) Paperback. Classic novel of a daring experiment in human intelligence. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.

The classic novel about a daring experiment in human intelligence

'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant' Guardian

'A timeless tearjerker' Independent


Charlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone's jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius.

But then Algernon, the mouse whose triumphal experimental transformation preceded his, fades and dies, and Charlie has to face the possibility that his salvation was only temporary.

Readers can't stop reading Flowers For Algernon:

'I am ... Read more
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Product Details

Publisher
Millennium Paperbacks
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857989380
SKU
V9781857989380
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Ref
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About Daniel Keyes
Daniel Keyes (1927-2014) Born in 1927 Daniel Keyes joined the US merchant marine aged 17. He won the Hugo for the short story that Flowers for Algernon was based on and the Nebula for the novel itself. He has a masters degree in English and American literature and is a Professor of English and Creative writing. He died in June, ... Read more

Reviews for Flowers for Algernon (Sf Masterworks 25)
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 ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Flowers for Algernon (Sf Masterworks 25)


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