We bring to your attention another novel by the famous French writer Henri Troyat, whose works are loved and read all over the world. The Floor of the Jesters is the attic floor of the Winter Palace, reserved for the jesters. In the center of the novel is the small figure of the dwarf Vasya, the son of rich parents, appointed by the will of his father to be a court jester for the empress. Rural childhood, the difficult service of a jester, marriage to one of the most beautiful ladies-in-waiting, Anna Ioannovna, short family happiness, the birth of a son, divorce and again - buffoonery, but this time under Elizaveta Petrovna. Smart, talented, kind, but infinitely naive, Vasya, against his will, finds himself in the center of palace intrigues, becomes a “bargaining chip” when settling scores, first between Anna Ioannovna and Biron, and later between Elizaveta Petrovna and the late Anna Ioannovna. The novel is written with a broad using historical documents.