The Visit Of The Royal Physician by Per Olov Enquist
An award-winning historical novel exposing the scandals of eighteenth-century Denmark, weaving a wide range of historical characters from Voltaire to Catherine the Great to George III It is the 1760s, the height of the Enlightenment.
One of the most dramatic and memorable historical novels to have hit these shores in years..Fierce, direct, imbued with wintry, windswept poetry, Enquist's style makes 18th-century court intrigue as rough and raucous as a mafia feud * Independent *
One of those rare, magical books that creates its own world so modestly that it is only halfway through that you realise you have been entranced * Daily Telegraph *
An impressive historical novel...brilliantly mixing motifs of madness, role-playing and control * The Times *
An elegant and gorgeous novel * Los Angeles Times *
was hard to put down. Love, idealism, corruption and insanity in the Danish court of the Enlightenment: the world he draws is so complete, it s a very absorbing read. * Rachel Seiffert, Daily Telegraph *
One of those rare, magical books that creates its own world so modestly that it is only halfway through that you realise you have been entranced * Daily Telegraph *
An impressive historical novel...brilliantly mixing motifs of madness, role-playing and control * The Times *
An elegant and gorgeous novel * Los Angeles Times *
was hard to put down. Love, idealism, corruption and insanity in the Danish court of the Enlightenment: the world he draws is so complete, it s a very absorbing read. * Rachel Seiffert, Daily Telegraph *
Per Olov Enquist is one of Sweden's most acclaimed writers: a novelist, playwright and poet with works published in 26 countries. The Visit of the Royal Physician is his first novel since Captain Nemo's Library in the early 90s.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099447054 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099447053 |
| Title | The Visit Of The Royal Physician |
| Author | Per Olov Enquist |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2003-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2003, Short-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2003 |
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