Flowers for Algernon

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.

'Heartbreaking and beautiful. Required reading, as far as I am concerned' Wil Wheaton

Format/pages: paperback / 256 pages

ISBN: 9781857989380

Publisher: Gateway

Year: 2000