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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…

William's life is beset with frustration: his band turns his melodic songs into grotesque parodies of Status Quo, and cool Madelaine dangles out of reach. Things could hardly get worse, it seems — until he becomes the only witness to a bizarre murder. "A very clever, very funny book…Brilliant" — "Sunday Times". "Like a Hitchcock movie on drugs…a novel of considerable gusto and panache" — "Observer". "It's about being young, poor, confused and in love…Sharp, lucid and witty" — "Guardian"