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K-Pax by Gene
Brewer
Published by
Bloomsbury
A man calling himself ‘prot’ claims to be an alien from the planet K-PAX.
He has no proof of identity and
seemingly no background – it’s almost as if he’s just appeared from thin air –
and, because of his wild claims of
being from outer space, he ends up in the mental ward at the Manhattan
Institute. This story is told through Dr Gene Brewer, prot’s
psychiatrist, as he tries to work out the truth behind ‘prot’ in the short time
before departure date – 3:31am on August 17th – the time ‘prot’ claims he will
return home to his planet on a beam of light!
Sequels :
K-Pax II – On a Beam of
Light” and K-Pax II |