The Dwarf [= sv. Dvärgen, 1944]

Классическая проза

Автор: Лагерквист Пер

Язык: английский

Оригинальное название: The Dwarf [= sv. Dvärgen, 1944]

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Аннотация

The Dwarf is the acrid journal of a court freak, a twenty-six-inch-tall misanthrope whose name, Piccoline, is mentioned only once, in passing, by another character. Thereafter called the Dwarf, he offers a distorted perspective on the fortunes of the Italian city-state whose prince he serves. Though generally slighted by them as an insignificant retainer, the Dwarf is able to observe important public figures and bear witness to actions that have dramatic consequences.
After strangling Jehosophat, the Dwarf has become the only dwarf at court and…