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Daniel Keyes (1927–2014)

Autor(a) de Flowers for Algernon

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About the Author

Daniel Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 9, 1927. He received a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1950 and a master's degree in English literature in 1961 from Brooklyn College. He was an editor for pulp fiction magazines, taught English in New York City public schools, and was an mostrar mais English and creative writing professor at Wayne State University and Ohio University. In 1959, his novella Flowers for Algernon was published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and won the Hugo Award for best short fiction in 1960. By 1966 he had expanded the story into a novel with the same title, which tied for the Nebula Award for best novel that year. The novel was adapted as a stage play, developed as a dramatic musical, and adapted into a movie entitled Charly for which Cliff Robertson won the Academy Award for best actor. During his lifetime, he wrote several more novels including The Touch, The Fifth Sally, and Until Death. His three nonfiction books include The Minds of Billy Milligan, The Milligan Wars: A True-Story Sequel, and Unveiling Claudia. He also wrote a memoir entitled Algernon, Charlie and I. He died from complications of pneumonia on June 15, 2014 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Associated Works

The Hugo Winners: Volumes One and Two (1972) — Contribuidor — 697 exemplares
The Hugo Winners: Volume One (1955-1961) (1962) — Contribuidor — 314 exemplares
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury (1988) — Contribuidor — 247 exemplares
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 9th Series (1961) — Contribuidor — 151 exemplares
5th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (1960) — Contribuidor — 146 exemplares
Flowers for Algernon (play) (1969) — Based on the novel by — 131 exemplares
Space Mail (1980) — Contribuidor — 130 exemplares
The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here To Forever (1982) — Autor — 127 exemplares
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader (1960) — Contribuidor — 122 exemplares
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 (2001) — Contribuidor — 101 exemplares
Stories of Suspense (1963) — Contribuidor — 70 exemplares
Best SF Four (1961) — Contribuidor — 65 exemplares
The Frozen Planet and Four Other Science-Fiction Novellas (1966) — Contribuidor — 57 exemplares
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 10th Series (1961) — Contribuidor — 48 exemplares
Introductory Psychology through Science Fiction (1974) — Contribuidor — 44 exemplares
Charly [1968 film] (1968) — Original book — 15 exemplares
Science fiction verhalen [1969] — Contribuidor, algumas edições13 exemplares
SF Inventing the Future (1972) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Østenfor sol : 38 fantastiske fortellinger fra hele verden (1969) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Galaxy Science Fiction 1958 August, Vol. 16, No. 4 (1958) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Life Styles (2001) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Otte Science Fiction Noveller — Autor, algumas edições2 exemplares

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Found: Romance set in Greece em Name that Book (Abril 2023)
Which Fine Press is doing Flowers for Algernon? em Fine Press Forum (Março 2023)
Second Round: A Flower for Algernon by Daniel Keyes em Consensus Press (Outubro 2022)
True Crime Drug Related Murders em Name that Book (Julho 2013)
Has anyone read this book em Book talk (Janeiro 2012)

Críticas

Other than a few problems with the way this book it's written, I really enjoyed it and will recommend it in the future.

Charlie is an interesting protagonist that seems, at times, close to being one of numerous archetypes seen elsewhere (the bubbly comedic relief, the self-tortured artist, the antisocial genius) and yet manages to never fall into one of those categories, he's layered and that makes him seem real.
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icallithunger | 380 outras críticas | Mar 11, 2024 |
C’est après avoir vu la brillante interprétation de Charlie au Théâtre de Carouge, librement inspiré Des fleurs pour Algernon, que j’ai commandé ce livre. Et si la pièce m’avait marqué, le livre est bouleversant.

Charlie est idiot et des chercheurs vont tenter de booster son intelligence. L’expérience fonctionne au delà de toutes les espérances, mais…

Un livre sur la différence et le regard de l’autre… Mais beaucoup d’autres thématiques sont traitées ici avec une très grande finesse au travers de la mère de Charlie et de toute sa famille, de ses premiers émois et de sa maturité émotionnelle qui ne suit pas linéairement son intelligence, du fait qu’il ne soit qu’un cobaye comme Algernon, de son regard sur les autres…

Un conte multifacettes qui nous parle de notre humanité
… (mais)
 
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noid.ch | 1 outra crítica | Mar 3, 2024 |
I want to read this again. I read for school either in junior or high school and remember it made me cry.
 
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jazzbird61 | 380 outras críticas | Feb 29, 2024 |
I have been lucky enough to read a succession of great books recently but this tops the lot. Daniel Keyes’ humble story embodies why I read: for the transcendent feelings you get when a great story unfolds, leading you to consider a new part of life - or a bit you knew about already but were unaware as to how complex and rich in experience it was. Flowers for Algernon made me feel that. It taught me about ignorance and knowledge, about what intelligence may or may not be, about what it is to be able to make your own choices and what it is to be a slave to experiences and trauma. I found myself exploring and deliberating over how cognisant and ‘awake’ I’d prefer to be as well as contemplating the passing of time, memory and death. For a relatively simplistic story (in essence a man of considerably low intelligence is given an operation that turns him into a genius) this is expertly crafted and rockets into my top 10 and is a sure fire 5/5.… (mais)
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Dzaowan | 380 outras críticas | Feb 15, 2024 |

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Obras
20
Also by
29
Membros
16,701
Popularidade
#1,352
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
404
ISBN
212
Línguas
21
Marcado como favorito
17

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