Flowers for Algernon

novel by Daniel Keyes, based on a short story by the same name
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Flowers for Algernon

Summary

Flowers for Algernon is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • Flowers for Algernon authored Daniel Keyes[2].
  • Flowers for Algernon received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[3].
  • Flowers for Algernon received the Nebula Award for Best Novel[4].
  • Flowers for Algernon's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Flowers for Algernon's genre is epistolary novel[6].
  • Flowers for Algernon's genre is first-person narrative[7].
  • Flowers for Algernon's genre is science fiction[8].
  • Flowers for Algernon's based on is recorded as Flowers for Algernon[9].
  • Flowers for Algernon's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Flowers for Algernon's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Flowers for Algernon was released on 1966[12].
  • Flowers for Algernon's main subject is genius[13].
  • Flowers for Algernon's main subject is intellectual disability[14].
  • Flowers for Algernon's main subject is person[15].
  • Flowers for Algernon's main subject is psyche[16].
  • Flowers for Algernon's main subject is intelligence amplification[17].
  • Flowers for Algernon's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[18].
  • Flowers for Algernon's title is recorded as Flowers for Algernon[19].
  • Flowers for Algernon's title is recorded as Des fleurs pour Algernon[20].
  • Flowers for Algernon's form of creative work is recorded as novel[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Flowers for Algernon authored Daniel Keyes[2].

Publication

Flowers for Algernon was published on 1966[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include epistolary novel[6], first-person narrative[7], and science fiction[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include genius[13], intellectual disability[14], person[15], psyche[16], and intelligence amplification[17].

Reception

Awards received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[3] and Nebula Award for Best Novel[4], a literary award[22], in United States[23], founded in 1966[24].

FAQs

What awards did Flowers for Algernon receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[3] and Nebula Award for Best Novel[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . npr.org. Retrieved . npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . thehugoawards.org. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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