Memoirs of a dwarf at the Sun King's court

"Set in the over-scaled, decadent Versailles of Louis XIV, Memoirs of a Dwarf is the story of Hugues, an impoverished dwarf who maneuvers his way up into the very highest of court circles by clandestinely serving the needs of a mob of unscrupulous gamblers, of a priest notorious for saying black Masses at midnight, and - from under the gaming tables - of a number of sex-starved society women, including Louis's mistress. Along the way, Hugues finally discovers the truth of his own identity - a revelation that is a political bombshell and that subjects him to a grisly turn." "The story combines …