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Product Identifiers
PublisherWashington Square Press
ISBN-100743458036
ISBN-139780743458030
eBay Product ID (ePID)2208539
Product Key Features
Book TitleRoyal Physician's Visit : a Novel
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicGeneral, Literary, Historical
FeaturesReprint
GenreFiction
AuthorPer Olov Enquist
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight14.5 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsThe 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., TimemagazineEnquist...turns [an] actual historical incident into an enthralling fable of the temptations of power -- and a surprisingly poignant love story., The New York Times Book ReviewEnquist's principal characters are realized with a vividness and subtlety that place the book in the front ranks of contemporary literary fiction...
Dewey Decimal839.73/74
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisAn international sensation,The Royal Physician's Visitmagnificently 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., Winner of top literary prizes in Sweden and France, Enquist's epic of power, love, and madness in 1760s Denmark is an extraordinarily elegant and gorgeous novel.
