Daniel Keyes (1927–2014)
Forfatter af Flowers for Algernon
Om forfatteren
Daniel Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 9, 1927. He received a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1950 and a master's degree in English literature in 1961 from Brooklyn College. He was an editor for pulp fiction magazines, taught English in New York City public schools, and was an vis mere English and creative writing professor at Wayne State University and Ohio University. In 1959, his novella Flowers for Algernon was published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and won the Hugo Award for best short fiction in 1960. By 1966 he had expanded the story into a novel with the same title, which tied for the Nebula Award for best novel that year. The novel was adapted as a stage play, developed as a dramatic musical, and adapted into a movie entitled Charly for which Cliff Robertson won the Academy Award for best actor. During his lifetime, he wrote several more novels including The Touch, The Fifth Sally, and Until Death. His three nonfiction books include The Minds of Billy Milligan, The Milligan Wars: A True-Story Sequel, and Unveiling Claudia. He also wrote a memoir entitled Algernon, Charlie and I. He died from complications of pneumonia on June 15, 2014 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Værker af Daniel Keyes
Flowers for Algernon and Other Stories (The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Ninth Series) (1969) 10 eksemplarer
Billy Milligan’ın Zihinleri 3 eksemplarer
Crazy Maro [novelette] 2 eksemplarer
Suche deine eigene Warheit 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time (1970) — Bidragyder — 1,874 eksemplarer
The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology (2009) — Bidragyder — 130 eksemplarer
American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1960-1966 (LOA #321): The High Crusade / Way Station / Flowers for… (2019) — Bidragyder — 104 eksemplarer
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30-Year Retrospective (1980) — Bidragyder — 86 eksemplarer
American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s Box Set: The High Crusade / Way Station / Flowers for… (2019) — Bidragyder — 46 eksemplarer
Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Volume Two. The Greatest Science Fiction Stories Of All Time Chosen By The Members Of The… (1970) — Bidragyder, nogle udgaver — 35 eksemplarer
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1959, Vol. 16, No. 4 (1959) — Bidragyder — 7 eksemplarer
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Almen Viden
- Juridisk navn
- Keyes, Daniel F.
- Fødselsdato
- 1927-08-09
- Dødsdag
- 2014-06-15
- Begravelsessted
- Eternal Light Memorial Gardens, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Dødssted
- Boca Raton, Florida, USA
- Dødsårsag
- pneumonia (complications)
- Bopæl
- New York, New York, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Athens, Ohio, USA
Boca Raton, Florida, USA - Uddannelse
- Brooklyn College (BA|1950|MA|1961)
- Erhverv
- sailor (merchant seaman)
ship's purser
editor
teacher (high school)
professor (English)
writer (vis alle 8)
author
singing waiter - Relationer
- Keyes, Aurea Georgina Vazquez (wife)
- Organisationer
- United States Maritime Service
Wayne State University
Ohio University - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- SFWA Author Emeritus Award (2000)
Seiun Award (1993)
Kurd Lasswitz Award (1986)
Nebula Award (1966)
Hugo Award (1960) - Agent
- William Morris Agency
Medlemmer
Discussions
Found: Romance set in Greece i Name that Book (april 2023)
Which Fine Press is doing Flowers for Algernon? i Fine Press Forum (marts 2023)
F̶I̶R̶S̶T̶ E̶D̶I̶T̶I̶O̶N̶:̶ F̶L̶O̶W̶E̶R̶S̶ F̶O̶R̶ A̶L̶G̶E̶R̶N̶O̶N̶ i Consensus Press (marts 2023)
Second Round: A Flower for Algernon by Daniel Keyes i Consensus Press (oktober 2022)
True Crime Drug Related Murders i Name that Book (juli 2013)
Has anyone read this book i Book talk (januar 2012)
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Statistikker
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- 20
- Also by
- 29
- Medlemmer
- 16,775
- Popularitet
- #1,340
- Vurdering
- 4.1
- Anmeldelser
- 404
- ISBN
- 212
- Sprog
- 21
- Udvalgt
- 17
Charlie is an interesting protagonist that seems, at times, close to being one of numerous archetypes seen elsewhere (the bubbly comedic relief, the self-tortured artist, the antisocial genius) and yet manages to never fall into one of those categories, he's layered and that makes him seem real.