Book published in 1966, tells the story of Charlie - a young man with an IQ of 68 who has the chance to undergo surgery which turns him into a genius.
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Once again, I try to keep track of films I've seen, books I've read, and other bits of 'culture'
Book,film etc. blogs
To read...or watch
- The Reader - film
- Mark Forsyth -The Etymologicon
- http://www.historytoday.com/blog/2011/11/castrato-and-his-wife
- Steinbeck - Grapes of Wrath (a re-read)
- Der Fall Collini - Schirach
- Reviving Ophelia - Mary Pipher, 1995
- Far to Go - Alison Pick
- http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/5740/the-art-of-fiction-no-192-jorge-semprn
- L'Ecriture ou la Vie - Jorge Semprun
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