Fiction / European History / France
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Memoirs
of a Dwarf "A ribald twist on Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, Paul Weidner's Memoirs of a Dwarf turns historical fiction on its head."—Brent Spencer, author of Are We Not Men? Set in the over-scaled, decadent Versailles
of Louis XIV, Memoirs 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. Two-thirds of the
way through, Hugues finally discovers the truth of his own identity,
a revelation that is a political bombshell and which subjects
him to a grisly turn. The story combines historical events and
characters—Louis, his mistresses, his outrageous brother
Philippe, and many other baroque personalities—with fictitious
ones; and it reaches its climax during the famous affaire
des poisons, the sexual and political scandal that thundered
through the royal court and threatened wholesale destruction. For more information contact our publicity manager, phone: (608) 263-0734, email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu |
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