However, the science fiction label is justified be-cause the premise of the story is altering man's intelligence to superhuman proportions through surgical procedures that weren't possible when the story was written.
To define Flowers for Algernon as a piece of science fiction only limits its appeal for many readers who choose not to read that genre.
It uses a vocabulary that today evokes a sense of political incorrectness, which is the only obvious characteristic that dates the book. The novel, written in the mid-1960s, primarily takes place in New York City. His evolving syntax and spelling allow the reader to chart Charlie's development. Charlie Gordon - the main character and the subject of the experiment - is the author of these narratives the reader views life through Charlie's eyes. This technique allows the changes that occur in the main character to be apparent on both an internal and external level. The book was also developed into a dramatic musical called Charlie and Algernon, which has been performed in London, Washington, D.C., and on Broadway.įlowers for Algernon, written in first person narration through the use of progress reports, brings the reader into the story as it happens. Cliff Robertson won an Academy Award for Best Actor in CHARLY, the 1968 movie version of the book. The novel version was published in 1966 and won the Nebula Award (the Best Novel of the Year by the Science Fiction Writers of America). Steel Hour in 1961 as "The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon." Keyes reworked the short-story version of Flowers for Algernon into his first full-length novel. Originally published in 1959 as a short story for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon won a Hugo Award in 1960 for the Best Science Fiction Novelette of the Year.
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