Pavel Krusanov is a famous prose writer with a distinct St. Petersburg accent: a member of the Leningrad rock club, one of the leaders of the “St. Petersburg fundamentalists”, a cultural activist, the author of shocking novels “Angel’s Bite”, “American Hole”, “Bom-Bom”, “Dead” language". He was reproached for imperial ambitions and anti-Americanism, called the “Northern Pavich”; Krusanov’s novels are included in the shortlists of leading literary awards. "King of the Head" is a book of amazing stories, modern urban myths and fairy tales akin to Apuleius' Metamorphoses or the stories of Pu Sun-ling. In this world, a customs officer can turn into a dog, and a young cat forces the evil parking lot guard to disappear from the face of the Earth forever. The heroes keep their secrets to the last; the author prefers silence to eloquence, depriving readers of serenity.