- American Science fiction, Fiction, Human-alien encounters, Life on other planets
When a new patient is brought to a mental ward claiming to be an inhabitant of a planet called K-PAX, the hospital seems to be just the place for him. But virtually everyone who meets this gentle and empathetic character is changed for the better.
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Contemporary, warm, classical in form and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Gene Brewer
- First published
- 1995
- Pages
- 248
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Paperbacks, Brilliance Audio, Ediciones Urano
- Editions
- 19
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781561002528
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“My first impression, when he was brought into my examining room, was that he was an athlete-a football player or wrestler.”
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