Gene Brewer

Gene Brewer
Born	Gene R. Brewer [1] (1937-07-04) July 4, 1937 (age 88) Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Alma mater	DePauw University University of Wisconsin–Madison
Genre	Science fiction

Gene Brewer (born Gene R. Brewer, July 4, 1937) is an American writer, the author of the K-PAX book series, ^[2] about a man who claims to be a visiting extraterrestrial from a planet called K-PAX: K-PAX (1995), On a Beam of Light (2001), K-PAX III: The Worlds of Prot (2002), K-PAX IV (2007) K-PAX V: The Coming of the Bullocks (2014) and Prot's Report, a brief natural history of the Earth, which appears in K-PAX: The Trilogy, an omnibus edition of the first three K-PAX books. The first book in the series was made into a film in 2001; it stars Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges. ^[2]

Biography

Brewer was born in Muncie, Indiana. ^[1]

He was educated at DePauw University and University of Wisconsin–Madison, and he studied DNA replication and cell division, then became a novelist. ^[3]

Brewer currently lives in New York City and Vermont with his wife.

Bibliography

• K-PAX: The Trilogy (2003). New York: Bloomsbury USA, ISBN   0-7475-6695-X. (Omnibus featuring "Prot's Report")
• En un Rayo de Luz (2003) Umbriel, ISBN   978-8-49561-847-4. (Spanish trans. of On a Beam of Light)
• Creating K-PAX, Or, Are You Sure You Want to Be a Writer? (2005) Xlibris, ISBN   1599264757. A memoir concerning the 2001 lawsuit over the film Man Facing Southeast .
• Murder on Spruce Island: A Louis B. Davenport Mystery (2006), Xlibris, ISBN   978-1-42570-290-8.
• Wrongful Death: A Novel in Dialogue (2006) Xlibris, ISBN   978-1-42571-222-8.
• Ben and I: A Christmas Story (2006) Xlibris, ISBN   978-1-42571-880-0.
• Watson's God: A Novel (2007) Xlibris, ISBN   978-1-42571-892-3.
• K-PAX IV: A New Visitor from the Constellation Lyra (2007) Xlibris, ISBN   978-1-4257-1889-3.
• Three Stories and a Novella: For All Ages (2007) ISBN   978-1-42571-885-5.
• The American Way: A Politically Incorrect Satire (2007), Xlibris, ISBN   978-1-42571-881-7.
• K-Pax Redux: A Play, Screenplay, and a Report (2007) Xlibris, ISBN   978-1-42571-884-8.
• 3 Early Novels (2007), Xlibris, ISBN   978-1-42571-888-6.
• Becoming Human (2013), Xlibris ISBN   978-1-47978-154-6.
• K-PAX V: The Coming of the Bullocks (2014) Xlibris, ISBN   978-1-4990-0481-6.

References

1. "Gene Brewer". Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
2. Scott, A. O. (October 26, 2001). "K Pax (2001) FILM REVIEW; Now Arriving on Track 10: The 3:15 From Outer Space". The New York Times .
3. Brewer, Gene (2002). On a Beam of Light. New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks. p. Inside back cover. ISBN   0-312-98208-9.

External links

• Gene Brewer at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database