PublishedWeidenfeld & Nicolson, September 2017 |
ISBN9781474605731 |
FormatSoftcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions13.3cm × 20cm × 1.8cm |
'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking' Guardian
Charlie Gordon, a floor sweeper born with an unusually low IQ, has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that doctors hope will increase his intelligence - a procedure that has been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. All Charlie wants is to be smart and have friends, but the treatement turns him into a genius.
Then Algernon begins to fade. What will become of Charlie?