Gene Brewer
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Gene Brewer (b. 1937) is the author of the K-PAX series of novels: K-PAX, K-PAX II, K-PAX III, K-PAX IV and Prot's Report, a brief natural history of the Earth, which appears in the K-PAX trilogy, an omnibus edition of the first three K-PAX books. The first book in the series was made into a Universal Pictures film in 2001.
The psychiatrist in his novels is named after him, being named Dr. Gene Brewer.
Gene Brewer was born and raised in Muncie, Indiana, USA, and studied at DePauw University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before becoming a novelist he studied DNA replication and cell division at several major research institutions, including UW, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Case Western Reserve University.
Brewer currently lives in New York City and Vermont, with his wife and their mixed-breed dog, Flower. His Hobbies include flying, running, chess, astronomy/cosmology, music, theater, and of course, reading (favorite author: Kurt Vonnegut). Passions include ecology, animal rights, and his wife, Karen. His new memoir is called Creating K-PAX. He is currently working on a fourth book in the K-PAX saga, K-PAX IV, due for release late 2006 - early 2007.
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