Presented as the case study of a man brought to a psychiatric hospital for treatment who insists that he is from a planet called K-Pax, this novel is narrated by the attending psychiatrist. Using hypnosis and other therapeutic techniques, Dr. Brewer finally decides that "prot," as the man calls himself, is really the alter ego of Robert, a man whose wife and child were murdered. But if he is Robert, how does he know so much about astronomy, how is he able to cure other mental patients, and how can he vanish from the hospital periodically? The reader is left to decide whether or not to believe prot's story, since the ending is deliberately ambiguous. While this first novel does not stand out in terms of plot, writing, or character development, it is a pleasant read with moments of genuine humor.
- Autor: Gene Brewer
- Kategoria: fantastyka, fantasy, science fiction
- Język: angielski
- ISBN: 074756695X
- Data wydania: 2003-12-15
- Liczba stron: 800
- Ocena: 7,3
- Wydawnictwo: Bloomsbury Publishing
