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Genre

Science fiction
Short story

What it is about

Intelligence amplification
Intellectual disability
Genius

Came out

1950s

Ages

Adult

Reading level: Fiction (HarperCollins).

Where this comes from: HarperCollins

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Adult

Novel · about 190 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Fahrenheit 451: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, american" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon; Open Library and Wikidata for Fahrenheit 451.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell · 1949 · Adult

about 320 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Nineteen Eighty-Four: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon; Open Library and Wikidata for Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams · 1979 · Adult

Novel · about 220 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon; Open Library and Wikidata for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Flowers for Algernon: the facts, checked

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First published: First published in April 1959. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: It received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960. Source: Wikidata, citing thehugoawards.org, checked November 6, 2026.

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