Flowers For Algernon
by Keyes, Daniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Weare,, New Hampshire, United States
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Synopsis
Flowers for Algernon is a science fiction short story and subsequent novel written by Daniel Keyes. The short story, written in 1958 and first published in the April 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960. The novel was published in 1966 and was joint winner of that year's Nebula Award for Best Novel. The titular Algernon is a laboratory mouse who has undergone surgery to increase his intelligence by artificial means.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boomer's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26055
- Title
- Flowers For Algernon
- Author
- Keyes, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and World
- Date Published
- 1966
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