Keyes, Daniel

After Charlie, a mentally handicapped man, agrees to have an experimental surgery that could reduce his handicap and increase his intelligence, Charlie discovers that happiness and abilities aren't necessarily connected.

Mentally challenged Charlie Gordon participates in an experiment which turns him into a genius, but only temporarily.

A mentally retarded man becomes a genius after experimental brain surgery, developing a romance with his former special-education teacher before lapsing back into retardation.

After being mentally retarded for all of his thirty-two years, Charlie Gordon undergoes an operation designed to change his life.

Mentally retarded Charlie Gordon participates in an experiment which turns him into a genius but only temporarily.

Mentally handicapped Charlie Gordon participates in an experiment which turns him into a genius temporarily.