The Royal Physician's Visit (Paperback)
Description
An international sensation, The Royal Physician's Visit magnificently recasts the dramatic era of Danish history when Johann Friedrich Struensee -- court physician to mad young King Christian -- stepped through an aperture in history and became the holder of absolute power in Denmark. His is a gripping tale of power, sex, love, and the life of the mind, and it is superbly rendered here by one of Sweden's most acclaimed writers. A charismatic German doctor and brilliant intellectual, Struensee used his influence to introduce hundreds of reforms in Denmark in the 1760s. He had a tender and erotic affair with Queen Caroline Mathilde, who was unsatisfied by her unstable, childlike husband. Yet Struensee lacked the subtlety of a skilled politician and the cunning to choose enemies wisely; these flaws proved fatal, and would eventually lead to his tragic demise.
About the Author
Per Olov Enquist is a novelist, playwright, and poet with works published in twenty-six countries. The Royal Physician's Visit won Sweden's most important literary prize -- the August Prize -- and France's Prix du Meilleur Livre étranger. Tiina Nunnally is an award-winning translator whose credits include Peter Høeg's bestselling Smilla's Sense of Snow.
Praise for The Royal Physician's Visit…
The Los Angeles Times An extraordinarily elegant and gorgeous novel.
The Wall Street Journal The Royal Physician's Visit is a masterpiece.
The New York Times Book Review Enquist's principal characters are realized with a vividness and subtlety that place the book in the front ranks of contemporary literary fiction...
Time magazine Enquist...turns [an] actual historical incident into an enthralling fable of the temptations of power -- and a surprisingly poignant love story.
Booklist A towering achievement.
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