10 Questions
When was the short story 'Flowers for Algernon' first published?
April 1959
What award did the short story 'Flowers for Algernon' win in 1960?
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
Who is the first human subject for the surgery to increase intelligence in 'Flowers for Algernon'?
Charlie Gordon
'Flowers for Algernon' was joint winner of which award in 1966?
Nebula Award for Best Novel
'Flowers for Algernon' has been adapted many times. Which one of these adaptations is mentioned in the text?
Academy Award-winning film Charly
Which term is used to refer to novels that intersperse documents of other kinds with letters, such as diary entries and newspaper clippings?
Epistolary novels
What does the word 'epistolary' mean in Greek?
A letter
What strategic device is used in the epistolary novel to create the impression of authenticity of the letters?
Fictional editor
What can the epistolary form be seen as adding to a story?
Greater realism
'Briefroman' is a term used in which language to refer to epistolary fiction?
German
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