Des fleurs pour Algernon

Name: Des fleurs pour Algernon
Rating: 7.9 (3063 reviews)
Author: /author/Daniel_Keyes_(Des_fleurs_pour_Algernon)/author/J._David_Rogers_(Des_fleurs_pour_Algernon)

Novel by Daniel Keyes, J. David Rogers

Blurb

Algernon est une souris de laboratoire, Charlie Gordon un simplet employé aux médiocres besognes. Tous deux vont emprunter, grâce à une découverte du docteur Strauss et du professeur Nemur, le chemin vers l'intelligence.

Suivi par la psychologue Alice Kinnian dont il tombe rapidement amoureux, Charlie va faire de grands progrès sur le plan intellectuel. Ainsi, au terme du troisième mois de traitement, il consigne dans son journal, originellement intitulé CONTE RANDU :

J'ai téléphoné à Landsdoff au New Institute for Advanced Study, au sujet de l'utilisation des paires d'ions produites par effet photo-nucléaire, pour des recherches exploratoires en biophysique. La progression est fulgurante. Mais le plus dur est à venir, et la découverte du monde qui l'entoure sera sans concession.
Puis soudain le rêve s'effondre, Algernon décline et finit par mourir.
A rapprocher de Quotient intellectuel à vendre de John Boyd, cette fable émouvante conviendra autant aux jeunes lecteurs avides de découvertes qu'aux amateurs qui seraient passés à côté de ce livre aujourd'hui classique. Il obtint en effet le prix Hugo en 1960 et fut porté à l'écran par Ralph Nelson en 1968 sous le titre de Charly. --Laurent Schneitter

First Published

1966

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Tamaryn.mina

Whatever you do, just don't be a pushover.

0 Responses posted in July

Erin.winfrey

A beautifully written book that, through the eyes of its narrator Charlie, deals with the question: does being smarter make you happier? Charlie is a man in his early 30s with an IQ of 68. He is chosen for a pioneering scientific experiment that will increase his intelligence, mainly because of his mild and friendly nature and desire to learn. So far, the experiment has only been attempted on a mouse named Algernon. When the experiment is successful, Charlie has to navigate through life with the knowledge of a genius, but the emotional maturity of a child. Through his honest, simple narrative, we begin to see that gaining intelligence is not without its flaws. He makes some bald and heart wrenching observations about himself and others. Algernon is only a mouse. Will the results of the experiment last?

0 Responses posted in June

Vegito

This is honestly one of, if not the best book that I've ever read. Keyes manages to get you to fully understand who Charlie is, how he thinks, what he wants, and why he wants. We get to know him inside and out before anything good, or bad happens to him. The way he intertwines this unique yet brilliant style of narrative with the amazingly sympathetic character that Charlie is only makes the book that much more amazing. This is a must-read.

0 Responses posted in December

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