Keyes, Daniel

Author Daniel Keyes discusses his inspirations for his award-winning novel "Flowers for Algernon.".

After being mentally retarded for all of his thirty-two years, Charlie Gordon undergoes an operation designed to change his life.

A man who was once mentally retarded must face his gradual return to his former state when the astounding results of an experimental surgery that increased his intelligence prove only temporary.

Mentally retarded Charlie Gordon participates in an experiment which turns him into a genius but only temporarily.