Daniel F. Keyes (born August 9, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) is an American author best known for his award-winning short story "Flowers for Algernon", a classic frequently assigned in English literature classes, and the subsequent, same-name novel. Keyes was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2000. Wikipedia
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