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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.
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The Royal Physician's Visit, Per Olov Enquist
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2002
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- Titel
- The Royal Physician's Visit
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Per Olov Enquist
- Uitgever
- Washington Square Press
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2002
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0743458036
- ISBN13
- 9780743458030
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historische romans, Verfilmd, Noordse Literatuur, Zweden, 18e Eeuw, Zweedse literatuur, Schandalen en Affaires, Artsen, Koningen, Denemarken, Koninginnen, Liefhebbers van Koninginnen
- Eerste editie
- 1999
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Livläkarens besök
- Beoordeling
- 3,8 van 5
- Aantekening
- 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.