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Flowers for Algernon

novel by Daniel Keyes, based on a short story by the same name
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Summary

Flowers for Algernon is a literary work[1]. It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Daniel Keyes[3]
  • Award received: NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4], Nebula Award for Best Novel[5]
  • Genre: epistolary novel[6], first-person narrative[7], science fiction[8]
  • Based on: Flowers for Algernon[9]
  • Language of work or name: English[10]
  • Country of origin: United States[11]
  • Publication date: 1966[12]
  • Main subject: genius[13], intellectual disability[14], person[15], psyche[16], intelligence amplification[17]
  • Nominated for: Hugo Award for Best Novel[18]
  • Title: Flowers for Algernon[19], Des fleurs pour Algernon[20]
  • Form of creative work: novel[21]

FAQs

What awards did Flowers for Algernon receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4] and Nebula Award for Best Novel[5].

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · Eihel · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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