Publisher's Synopsis
<i>Flowers For Algernon</i> made its first appearance as a short story which was rapidly and widely anthologized, and translated internationally. It received further acclaim as a moderated television drama, and as a motional picture production. Now, full bodied and richly–peopled, <i>Flowers For Algernon</i> is the daring novel of a starling human experiment! <p> "A tale that is convincing, suspectful and touching..."<br> –– <i>The New York Times</i> <p> "Fascinating, agonizing... Superb."<br> ––<i>Birmingham News</i> <p> "This novel should be on your ′must read′ list."<br> –– <i>Palm Beach Post–Times</i> <p> "Strikingly original..."<br> –– <i>Publishers′ Weekly</i> <p> "Absorbing... Immensely original... Going to be read for a long time to come."<br> –– <i>Library Journal</i>