This amazing novel, published in March of 1995 has become a cult classic for fans of Science Fiction with the recent release of the movie, starring Gene Hackman.This Arc is in Fine condition. The covers of the book is actually a three-dimensional stereogram. A new patient is brought to a mental institution claiming to be an inhabitant of a planet called K-PAX. Except for certain otherworldly abilities he appears to be perfectly sane. In taped therapy sessions the man, PROT, is asked about life on K-PAX and he paints a consistent and credible portrait of a utopia painfully unlike our world. Yet... View More...
This amazing novel, published in March of 1995 has become a cult classic for fans of Science Fiction with the release of the movie, starring Gene Hackman.This First Edition is in Fine condition as is its dust jacket. The covers of the book are actually a three-dimensional stereogram. A new patient is brought to a mental institution claiming to be an inhabitant of a planet called K-PAX. Except for certain otherworldly abilities he appears to be perfectly sane. In taped therapy sessions the man, "PROT", is asked about life on K-PAX and he paints a consistent and credible portrait of a utopia pai... View More...
This is a fantastic work of Science Fiction and is surely destined to become a classic. It is a Signed First Edition copy. Published in a dozen countries "K- PAX" introduced readers to a young man named "Prot", a mysterious patient in a mental hospital who claims to be from the planet "K-PAX". Prot is assigned a psychiatrist who is determined to prove that the stranger is nothing more than a victim of multiple personality disorder. The doctor gradually begins to realize that Prot is having a remarkable effect on the mental health of the other patients. In "On a Beam of Light" the sequel to K-P... View More...
This is a fantastic work of Science Fiction and is surely destined to become a classic. Published in a dozen countries "K- PAX" introduced readers to a young man named "prot", a mysterious patient in a mental hospital who claims to be from the planet "K-PAX". prot is assigned a psychiatrist who is determined to prove that the stranger is nothing more than a victim of multiple personality disorder. The doctor gradually begins to realize that prot is having a remarkable effect on the mental health of the other patients. In "On a Beam of Light" the sequel to K-PAX, prot returns and his sessions w... View More...