Flowers for Algernon is a fictional story about Charlie Gordon, a developmentally disabled man who undergoes experimental treatment to improve his intelligence.

The story follows Charlie, a slo-witted janitor and delivery boy who undergoes an experimental surgery to become more intelligent. The same type of surgery had recently been successfully performed on a lab mouse, Algernon. At the peak of his growth, Algernon begins to exhibit behavioral problems and eventually reverts to his former state just before dying. Charlie, now capable of understanding the theory and scientific consequences of the original experiment, realizes that the same thing will soon happen to him.

• "A tale that is convincing, suspectful and touching..." - New York Times

• "This novel should be on your 'must read' list." - Palm Beach Post-Times

• The majority of the following links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1961: The Two Worlds of Charly Gordon (Television)

• 1968: Charly (Film)

• 1969: Flowers for Algernon (Play)

• 1979: Charlie and Algernon (Musical)

• 2000: Flowers for Algernon (Television Film)

• 2006: Hello God (Korean Television Series)

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