From 1955-56, Keyes wrote for the celebrated EC Comics, including its titles Shock Illustrated and Confessions Illustrated, under both his own name and the pseudonyms Kris Daniels, A.D. Circa 1952, Keyes was one of several staff writers, officially titled editors, who wrote for such horror and science fiction comics as Journey into Unknown Worlds, for which Keyes wrote two stories with artist Basil Wolverton. In the early 1950s, he was editor of the pulp magazine Marvel Science Fiction for publisher Martin Goodman. in psychology from Brooklyn College, and after a stint in fashion photography (partner in a photography studio), earned a Master's Degree in English and American Literature at night while teaching English in New York City public schools during the day and writing weekends. Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
Keyes was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2000. And, finally, because of his increased intelligence, Charlie is able to discover the experiment's "fatal flaw" and is reduced to watching the end for both Algernon and himself, hoping to salvage something for the future from his brief bout with genius.Daniel Keyes was an American author best known for his Hugo award-winning short story and Nebula award-winning novel Flowers for Algernon. He also has difficulty making new friendships and establishing new relationships due to a lack of social intelligence that the surgery could neither correct nor anticipate. Charlie is now able to recall past events that shaped his life and analyze past friendships for what they were, or weren't.
This jump in intelligence is not necessarily a good thing, however. As Charlie's intelligence increases to a genius level, the reader not only reads about the changes from Charlie's viewpoint, but also sees the change evidenced in Charlie's writing ability. In a series of progress reports, Charlie documents everything that happens to him. This procedure had already been performed on a laboratory mouse, Algernon, with remarkable results. Charlie is a 32-year-old developmentally disabled man who has the opportunity to undergo a surgical procedure that will dramatically increase his mental capabilities. Flowers for Algernon is a character study of one man, Charlie Gordon.
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