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The Royal Physician's Visit
Per Olov Enquist
其他書名
A Novel
出版Simon and Schuster, 2002-11-19
主題Fiction / GeneralFiction / Historical / GeneralFiction / LiteraryHistory / GeneralMedical / General
ISBN07434580369780743458030
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=X9HePe0SUcgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋An international sensation,The Royal Physician's Visitmagnificently 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.