> "Flowers for Algernon" was actually a short story. It may have later been re-written into
> a novel; I don't know.

It was; also, into a play.

It sometimes seems like Daniel Keyes has based his entire career on writing different versions of "Flowers for Algernon". :o)


> That seems to be a popular trend with successfull short stories in the science fiction
> genre. Some examples I can think of are "Nightfall" and "Bicentennial Man," both
> by Asimov.

Those are different, because the novels weren't by Asimov, they're by someone else inspired by Asimov's story.
Oh, and they're crap. :o)


Paul