Flowers for Algernon

"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes is included in the required reading program in American schools. This unique story in the science fiction genre has an author who was awarded twice, first for a short story and then for a novel with the same title, hero, and plot. Thirty-three-year-old Charlie Gordon is mentally disabled. However, he has a job, friends, and an overwhelming desire to learn. He agrees to participate in a dangerous scientific experiment in the hope of becoming smart… Changes happen to Charlie Gordon before our eyes, here and now. The first reports are full of mistakes, but gradually they disappear. This fantastic story possesses remarkable psychological power and prompts reflection on universal questions of morality: do we have the right to experiment on one another, what results could this lead to, and what price are we willing to pay to become "the smartest." And lonely? On the questions raised by M. Bulgakov in "Heart of a Dog" and J. London in "Martin Eden," Daniel Keyes provides his unambiguous answer. The book is released in a new translation by Sergey Task.