Flowers for Algernonby Daniel Keyes | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Fiction - General" |
| Pages: | 216 |
| Year of Publication: | 1959 |
| Notes: | Flowers for Algernon is the journal of Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded adult who becomes a genius after undergoing a brain operation. COMMENTS — As a 1959 novella, Flowers for Algernon 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. (Spawned?) |
| My Rating: | 7 |