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The Royal Physician's Visit

Per Olov Enquist

3.83/5 (1711 ratings)

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

It is the 1760s, the height of the Enlightenment. The young King of Denmark, Christian VII, is a half-wit. His queen, the English princess Caroline Mathilde, has fallen in love with his most trusted advisor, the court physician Struensee. Guldberg, a cold-blooded religious fanatic, is determined to annihilate the Enlightenment ideas Struensee is introducing to Denmark - whoever prevails in their bitter ideological battle will control not only the king but the nation state.

Adultery, insanity, back-stabbing and blue blood... Enquist brilliantly recasts a dramatic era of Danish history, weaving a wide range of historical characters - Voltaire and Diderot, Catherine the Great and George III - into a tale of ruthless political ambition and personal betrayal.

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Pages:: 412 pages

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Publisher:

Edition:: Reprint

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0743458036

ISBN13:: 9780743458030

kindle Asin:: B07MW9CYZ5

The Royal Physician's Visit

Per Olov Enquist

3.83/5 (1711 ratings)

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

It is the 1760s, the height of the Enlightenment. The young King of Denmark, Christian VII, is a half-wit. His queen, the English princess Caroline Mathilde, has fallen in love with his most trusted advisor, the court physician Struensee. Guldberg, a cold-blooded religious fanatic, is determined to annihilate the Enlightenment ideas Struensee is introducing to Denmark - whoever prevails in their bitter ideological battle will control not only the king but the nation state.

Adultery, insanity, back-stabbing and blue blood... Enquist brilliantly recasts a dramatic era of Danish history, weaving a wide range of historical characters - Voltaire and Diderot, Catherine the Great and George III - into a tale of ruthless political ambition and personal betrayal.

Format:

Pages:: 412 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Reprint

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0743458036

ISBN13:: 9780743458030

kindle Asin:: B07MW9CYZ5

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