Rasero, an Andalusian diplomat at the court Louis XV, is a privoleged particpantin the proceedings and witness to the private and public lives of everyone from Diderot to Madame de Pompadour. Europes ferment of ideas and politics streams across the pages via a cast of real-life giants-Mozart Boucher, Descartes. Meanwhile, Rasero pursues a passionate romantic career, during which orgasmic viions give him glimpses of the catastrophes of the twentieth century. 'A flamboyant account of almost every aspect of 18th-century France...[Rebolledo] sets down the pictures in his mind's eye with great vividness and vivacity' Sunday Telegraph. A superbly crafted creation..Rasero retains the engaging excitment of a child's adventure story.