Flowers for Elrinon. Kiz D.

“Flowers for Elrinon” Daniel Kiza are included in the program of obligatory reading in American schools. This is the only story in the genre of science fiction, the author of which was twice awarded first for the story, and then for an affair with the same name, hero, plot.

thirty -year -old Charlie Gordon - mentally retarded. At the same time, he has a job, friends and an irresistible desire to learn. He agrees to take part in a dangerous scientific experiment in the hope of becoming smart... Changes with Charlie Gordon take place before our eyes, here and now. The first reports are full of spelling errors, it is very difficult for him to express his thoughts, gradually he begins to write correctly and talk about events perfectly.

This fantastic story has a striking psychological strength and makes us think about universal moral issues of morality: do we have the right to put experiments on each other, what results this can lead to and what price we are ready to pay "to become" The most intelligent. " And lonely?

To the questions that M. Bulgakov also raised in the “Dog Heart” and J. London in “Martin Evens”, Daniel Kiz gives his unequivocal answer.