K-PAX

K-PAX is the name given to a series of books written by Gene Brewer:

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• K-PAX
• K-PAX II: On a Beam of Light
• K-PAX III: Worlds of Prot

The books deal with the experiences on Earth of a man named "prot" (rhymes with "goat", and is not capitalised). prot claims to be from a far away planet called K-PAX, where sex is considered unpleasant, fruitarianism is preferred, eating meat is never considered, and there are no laws, governments, or schools.

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The 2001 film K-PAX is directed by Iain Softley and is based on the first book in this trilogy. Kevin Spacey portrays prot.

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The story opens with prot attempting to help a woman in distress, but his assistance is misunderstood and he quickly finds himself under psychiatric observation. He is treated by a Manhattan psychiatrist, Mark Powell (played by Jeff Bridges in the motion picture adaptation) who is tasked with "curing" prot of his supposed delusions. The film poses the question: Is prot crazy or is he light years ahead of us?

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Book: :This page is about bound sheets of paper. For the graph theory concept, see Book (graph theory). For the musical theater meaning, see Book (musical theater)....

Gene Brewer: Gene Brewer (b. 1937) is the author of the K-PAX series of books (K-PAX, K-PAX II, K-PAX III, and Prot's Report, an addition which is a "copy" of Prot's report on Earth)....

Planet: A planet in common parlance is a large object in orbit around a star that is not a star itself. The name comes from the Greek term πλανήτης, planētēs, meaning "wanderer", as ancient astronomers noted how certain lights moved across the sky in relatio...




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