Sybil and The Three Faces of Eve were case histories dealing with multiple personality disorder.

Roger Ash - a man who nevertheless has severe problems of his own - to deal with this case of multiple personality and, through painstaking therapy, to try to fuse the four disparate personalities into 'the fifth Sally.' His struggle and near disasters become the major strand of the story. It is the task of the wise and patient psychiatrist, Dr.

And - as happens in the opening scene of the novel- if there is a rapist to be dealt with, she becomes the vicious Jinx. If there is an intellectual problem, she will become Nola. If there is a man to be fascinated, she will become Bella. Whenever events put too much of a strain on Sally Porter, she feels a headache and a blackout coming on - and a new character takes over. But, though she is unaware of it, she is also four other, quite different people: Nola, the cold independent artist who has a studio in Greenwich Village Derry, the happy-go-lucky tomboy Bella, the sexpot with a talent for singing and dancing and finally Jinx, the hate- filled killer. The Oscar-winning movie adaptation Charly (1968) also spawned a 1980 Broadway musical.Sally Porter is a drab waitress, divorcee, and loner in the great city. As a 1959 novella it won a Hugo Award the 1966 novel-length expansion won a Nebula. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse.

Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Daniel Keyes.” Additionally signed again by the author on the title page. Signed by the author on the half-title page, who has transcribed the opening paragraph as follows, “I hope they use me becaus Miss Kinnian says mabye My name is Charlie Gordon I werk in Donner bakery gives me 11 dollers a week and bred or cake if I want. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966.įirst edition of the author’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel, basis for the Oscar award-winning movie adaptation Charly.

1966 novel by daniel keyes