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 -three -year -old Charlie Gordon is 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... This fantastic story has an amazing psychological strength and makes us think about universal human issues: 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 For becoming "the most intelligent." And lonely? To the questions that M. Bulgakov still raised in the “dog heart” and J. London in “Martin Elens”, Daniel Kiz gives his unequivocal answer.