Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, this powerful, classic science fiction story is about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.
Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligencea procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon.
As the treatment takes effect, Charlies intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?
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PRAISE FOR FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
A tale that is convincing, suspenseful and touching. --
The New York Times An ingeniously touching story . . . Moving . . . Intensely real. --The Baltimore Sun
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