A Bouquet for Alphonso

Author: (USA) Keith
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: A heart-touching best-selling novel that moves you deeply; Awarded the "Hugo Award"; U.S. annual "Best Science Fiction Novel" "Nebula Award"; Ranked at the top of the Internet's "Top 100 Short Fantasy Stories" list; Adapted into stage plays in Japan in 1987 and 1997; Consistently topped Japan's literary bestseller charts; The original work of Fuji TV's 2002 new drama series "Flowers for Hamsters"; Adapted into the famous film "Charlie" that won the Academy Award for Best Actor. This book fills readers' hearts with both pain and warmth, making them smile and feel sorrowful. The dramatic story and profound, delicate writing are the reasons it has been adapted into stage and screen productions worldwide. The story tells of Charlie Gordon, who suffers from congenital intellectual disability and faces indifference from his parents, as well as unfair treatment from society. However, his innocent and kind nature leads him to believe the world is wonderful, and he treats his bullying coworkers at the bakery as friends. He realizes he is not smart enough to meet his mother's expectations, so he becomes a subject of two scientists' experiments, alongside the true lab rat—Algernon. Together, they undergo brain surgery. Gordon gradually becomes a genius, but his life falls from the clouds into a dark abyss—filled with anxiety, unease, narrow-mindedness, and suspicion. He discovers that the real world is so ugly and that human nature is not always sincere and pure. His sensitive thoughts bring him wisdom but also entangled pain. This incomplete experiment ultimately fails. When Gordon's intelligence reaches its peak, he understands that the experiment was bound to fail. After experiencing various emotional twists and turns, he strives to find the cause. After successfully completing the research on this failed experiment, his intelligence gradually declines, returning to his original state—heartbreaking idiocy!