TY  - BOOK
AU  - Keyes, Daniel
TI  - Flowers for Algernon
SN  - 9780156030083
U1  - 813.54 KEY-D 
PY  - 1987///
CY  - New York
PB  - Mariner Books
KW  - People with mental disabilities
KW  - Gifted persons
KW  - Brain--Surgery
KW  - Interpersonal relations
KW  - United States
KW  - Nebula Award
KW  - Science fiction, American
KW  - American drama
N1  - 
With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In poignant 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?

An American classic that inspired the award-winning movie Charly
ER  -