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- 12 heures de lecture
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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
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2002
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Per Olov Enquist
- Éditeur
- Washington Square Press
- Publié
- 2002
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0743458036
- ISBN13
- 9780743458030
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Romans historiques, Adapté au cinéma, Littérature nordique, XVIIIe siècle, Suède, Littérature suédoise, Scandales et affaires, Médecins, Danemark, Rois, Reines, Amants des reines
- Première publication
- 1999
- Titre original
- Livläkarens besök
- Évaluation
- 3,8 sur 5
- 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.