Daniel Keyes

UNA NOVELA DE CULTO SOBRE UNA DE LAS MENTES MÁS FASCINANTES DE LA HISTORIA«Impactante.» Los Angeles TimesLa historia real que sacudió al mundo.31Un crimen. Veinticuatro personalidades. Una mente enig

"Charlie Gordon está a punto de iniciar un viaje sin precedentes. Nacido con un cociente intelectual anormalmente bajo, lo han elegido como perfecto sujeto de pruebas para una cirugía experimental que, de funcionar, aumentara su inteligencia. El metodo ya ha dado un resultado espectacular al ser aplicado a un raton de laboratorio llamado Algernon. Segun hace efecto el tratamiento, la inteligencia de Charlie se expande hasta sobrepasar la de los propios doctores que produjeron su metamorfosis. El experimento parece ser un logro cientifico de primer orden, hasta que Algernon comienza a sufrir inesperadas consecuencias. ¿Le pasara lo mismo a Charlie? Daniel Keyes obtuvo el prestigioso premio Nebula con esta novela, que en su version corta recibio tambien el popular premio Hugo, y que fue llevada al cine como Charly. Flores para Algernon es un clasico de la ciencia-ficcion, y uno de los libros mas vendidos de la historia del genero. "

Charlie Gordon, un home jove amb discapacitat mental, explica al seu dietari les dificultats que es troba en el seu dia a dia. Aquesta és una d'aquelles novel·les que, després de llegir-les, t'acompanyen per sempre. Escrita amb un realisme psicologic colp

UNA NOVELA DE CULTO SOBRE UNA DE LAS MENTES MÁS FASCINANTES DE LA HISTORIA«Impactante.» Los Angeles TimesLa historia real que sacudió al mundo.Un crimen. Veinticuatro personalidades. Una mente enigmá

Lorsque Billy Milligan est transféré à l'hôpital d'État pour malades mentaux criminels de Lima, dans l'Ohio, il ne sait pas encore que débute pour lui une effroyable descente aux enfers. Passages à tabac, racket, camisole chimique, électrochocs, trahisons et suicides. Dans cet univers de violence et de folie, Tommy, le roi de l'évasion, Arthur, l'intellectuel sophistiqué, Ragen, le Yougoslave brutal, et les vingt et un autres "Habitants" avec lesquels le lecteur a fait connaissance dans Les Mille et une vies de Billy Milligan devront faire appel à toutes leurs ressources pour survivre. Le récit de ces douze années de lutte acharnée contre l'inhumanité des institutions médicales et judiciaires, l'opportunisme des politiciens et le cynisme médiatique, mais aussi contre le désespoir et la tentation du suicide se lit comme un palpitant thriller psychologique. Les mille et une guerres de Billy Milligan, en effet, se livrent également dans les profondeurs de son âme, où pour recouvrer la maîtrise de son destin, il devra se résoudre à affronter son plus grand ennemi : lui-même. Violente dénonciation de la brutalité et de l'hypocrisie du système psychiatrique américain, cette extraordinaire histoire vraie propose également une pénétrante réflexion sur la folie et la normalité.

Charlie Gordon, un chico con discapacidad mental, cuenta en su diario, con palabras similares a las de un niño que empieza a escribir, las dificultades con las que se encuentra en el día a día. De pronto, unos cientificos ven la posibilidad de operarle para lograr que sea un persona como las demas. Tambien lo hicieron con Algernon, un ratoncillo de laboratorio, y la cosa funciono. Pero, tiempo despues, el ratoncillo empieza a experimentar cambios de conducta, hasta caer en un claro retroceso y morir. Charlie, que lo observa cada dia, sabe lo que eso significa.

Quan en Charlie, un retardat mental, va a parar a les mans d'aquells doctors, és lluny de sospitar que la seva vida canviarà tan radicalment. Li asseguren que, si es deixa fer una petita intervenció

A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking' GuardianCharlie 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?

Charlie Gordon, un chico con discapacidad mental, cuenta en su diario, con palabras similares a las de un niño que empieza a escribir, las dificultades con las que se encuentra en el día a día. De pronto, unos cientificos ven la posibilidad de operarle para lograr que sea un persona como las demas. Tambien lo hicieron con Algernon, un ratoncillo de laboratorio, y la cosa funciono.

The powerful, moving and turbulent novel of Sally Porter and the multiple personalities she has no idea she lives with... From the award-winning bestselling author of FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: Heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant GUARDIANSally Porter is perfectly ordinary. A waitress, divorcee, and loner in the great city. But, though she is unaware of it, she is also four other, quite different people: Nola, the cold independent artist who has a studio in Greenwich Village; Derry, the happy-go-lucky tomboy; Bella, the highly-sexed live wire with a talent for singing and dancing; and finally Jinx, the hate-filled killer. Whenever events put too much of a strain on Sally Porter, she feels a headache and a blackout coming on - and a new character takes over. If there is a man to be fascinated, she will become Bella. If there is an intellectual problem, she will become Nola. And - as happens in the opening scene of the novel - if there is a rapist to be dealt with, she becomes the vicious Jinx. It is the task of the wise and patient psychiatrist, Dr. Roger Ash - a man who nevertheless has severe problems of his own - to deal with this case of multiple personality and, through painstaking therapy, to try to fuse the four disparate personalities into "the fifth Sally."

The ultimate what if novel, from the million-copy-bestselling author of FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: A masterpiece of poignant brilliance ... heartbreakingGuardianKaren and Barney Stark should never have married. Childless, uncomfortable and incompatible, their marriage has not been a success, and the lack of a child only makes the tension between them worse. And living their lives to the beat of a fertility clock only adds to the increasingly volatile atmosphere.When an incident at Barneys workplace causes them both to be unknowingly contaminated with radioactive dust, they also become pariahs - in their neighbourhood and with their families. But things are only going to get worse. Karen discovers she is pregnant and as their closest friends become frightened enemies, the dream of becoming parents turns into a nightmare...

The classic novel about a daring experiment in human intelligenceA masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliantGuardianA timeless tearjerkerIndependentCharlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyones jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius.But then Algernon, the mouse whose triumphal experimental transformation preceded his, fades and dies, and Charlie has to face the possibility that his salvation was only temporary.Readers cant stop reading Flowers For Algernon:I am finding it hard to put into words the vast range of emotions I experienced while reading this tale of hope, perseverance, truth and humanity . . . Im a huge fan of science fiction that doesnt seem too far away; something that I could imagine being just around the corner - and thats how I felt about Flowers for Algernon Goodreads reviewer, Youre watching Charlie, the main character, go through an experimental procedure that increases his IQ. The whole book, written in diary entries, let us see how it affects his life and how he struggles through it. I rarely cry while reading a book but I couldnt help myself here. Its a classic for a reason. Read it. You wont be able to put it down Goodreads reviewer, Heartbreaking and beautiful. Required reading, as far as I am concerned Wil WheatonThis book is extraordinary, one of my favorites. It is a fast read but is is very powerful and heartbreaking. I read it in the plane and I felt a little embarrassed when I started to weep at the end of the book Goodreads reviewer, One of those stories I wish I would have read years earlier. Its simply marvellous. Its about the nature of intelligence and how intelligence can be divisive. Its a very emotional book Goodreads reviewer,