Gene Brewer
BornEugene N. Brewer
(1937-07-04) July 4, 1937
Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
Alma materDePauw University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
GenreScience fiction

Gene Brewer (born Eugene N. Brewer, July 4, 1937) is an American writer, the author of the K-PAX book series,[1] 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) 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.[1]

Biography

Brewer was born in Muncie, Indiana.[2]

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.
  • 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.

References

  1. 1 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.
  2. ↑ "Gene Brewer". Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
  3. ↑ Brewer, Gene (2002). On a Beam of Light. New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks. p. Inside back cover. ISBN 0-312-98208-9.
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