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. Winner of the 1960 Hugo Award for Best Short
Story, and subsequently expanded into a Hugo-nominated novel,
Flowers for Algernon earned Daniel Keyes the honour of SFWA Author
Emeritus in 2000 for his contribution to Science Fiction and
Fantasy. 'Heartbreaking and beautiful. Required reading, as far as
I am concerned' - Wil Wheaton 'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance
. . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant' - The
Guardian 'Excellent . . . extremely moving' - The Encyclopedia of
Science Fiction Welcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection
of the finest in science fiction
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