K-PAX

Summary

The book «K-PAX» tells the story of a psychiatric hospital patient named Prot, who claims he has arrived from the planet K-PAX. Dr. Mark Powell, a psychiatrist, tries to determine whether Prot is an alien or simply a person with a mental disorder. Prot demonstrates astonishing knowledge of space and unusual abilities, which cause the doctors to doubt. Gradually, Dr. Powell begins to question his initial conclusions and wonders if Prot might actually be telling the truth. The story explores themes of belief, science, and the nature of the human mind.