Flowers For Algernon: A Modern Literary Classic - Brossura

Keyes, Daniel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1474605737 ISBN 13: 9781474605731

Casa editrice: W&N, 2017

Riassunto

'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking' Guardian

Charlie Gordon, a floor sweeper born with an unusually low IQ, has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that doctors hope will increase his intelligence - a procedure that has been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. All Charlie wants is to be smart and have friends, but the treatement turns him into a genius.

Then Algernon begins to fade. What will become of Charlie?

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Recensione:

This is one of the greats: a story and a central character that have stayed with me for thirty years, from the first moment I picked it up (Conn Iggulden)

A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant (Guardian)

A timeless tearjerker (Independent)

Excellent . . . extremely moving (The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction)

Unflinchingly honest . . . it will make you reflect on your own life . . . and completely and utterly break your heart (Guardian Online)

A narrative tour de force, very moving, beautiful and remorseless in its simple logic (Science Fiction, 100 Best Novels)

Strikingly original (Publishers Weekly)

A tale that is convincing, suspectful and touching (New York Times)

Descrizione del libro:

A modern classic, Flowers for Algernon has sold over five million copies worldwide and inspired the Academy Award-winning film Charly.

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• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1474605737
• ISBN 13: 9781474605731
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256