Author:
King of Dead Souls

Name at birth: unknown
Date of birth: unknown
Country of birth: presumably Ukraine
Biography: unknown
Pen name: King of Dead Souls

The only known quote by the author:

The reader does not need to know my face or name — I bare my heart on the pages of my books.

Rumors about the author:

There are rumors online that KMD is a recently deceased writer who left behind manuscripts unpublished in Soviet times. His grandson supposedly found the old notebooks among things in the attic and published them under a fictitious name to keep the author's secret.

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Rumor has it that behind the mask of anonymity hides one of the already recognized authors who decided to win readers in a new guise.

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People online say the author was maimed by an explosion in the war, and therefore hides his face and identity.

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They say that no publisher dared to print this book. Some claim that the King of Dead Souls refused to censor his work, while others gossip that publishers simply saw nothing worthwhile in it. As a result, all copies are printed at patrons' expense. Perhaps that is why there aren't enough paper editions for everyone who wants to buy them.

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