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| Author | Per Olov Enquist |
|---|---|
| Original title | Livläkarens besök |
| Translator | Tiina Nunnally |
| Language | Swedish |
| Publisher | Norstedts Förlag |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 2001 |
| Pages | 387 |
| ISBN | 91-1-300755-6 |
The Visit of the Royal Physician (Swedish: Livläkarens besök) is a 1999 novel by the Swedish writer Per Olov Enquist. It is known as The Royal Physician's Visit in the United States, translated into English by Tiina Nunnally. Against the backdrop of political turbulence and the enlightenment in the second half of the 18th century, the narrative revolves around the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and the romance between the king's physician, Johann Friedrich Struensee, and the queen, Caroline Mathilde. The novel won the August Prize and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.[1][2]
- ^ "Alla Vinnare". augustpriset.se (in Swedish). Swedish Publishers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ Staff writer (2004-03-30). "Collective's thriller makes foreign fiction shortlist". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2012-01-05.