{"product_id":"9781468303391","title":"The Royal Physician's Visit","description":" Set in Denmark in the 1760s, \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Physician's Visit\u003c\/i\u003e magnificently recasts the dramatic era of Danish history when Johann Friedrich Struensee, a German doctor from Altona, student of Enlightenment philosophers Diderot and Voltaire, and court physician to mad young King Christian, stepped through the aperture history had opened for him and became for two years the holder of absolute power in Denmark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Struensee, tall, handsome, and charismatic, introduced hundreds of reforms, many of which would become hallmarks of the French Revolution 20 years later, including freedom of the press and improvement of the treatment of the peasantry. He also took young Queen Caroline Mathilde—unsatisfied by her unstable, childlike husband—as his mistress. He was a brilliant intellectual and brash reformer, yet Streunsee lacked the cunning and subtlety of a skilled politician and, most tragically, lacked the talent to choose the right enemies at court, a flaw which would lead to his torture and execution. An international sensation sold in 15 countries, \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Physician's Visit\u003c\/i\u003e is a view from the seat of absolute power, a gripping tale, vividly and entertainingly told. Enquist's talent is in full force as he brilliantly explores the connections that will always run between political theory and practice, power, sex, love, and the life of the mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Translated by Tina Nunnally. \u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Per Olov Enquist is one of Sweden's most acclaimed writers; a novelist, playwright and poet with works published in 26 countries. \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Physician's Visit\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel since \u003ci\u003eCaptain Nemo's Library\u003c\/i\u003e in the early 90s, won Sweden's mostimportant literary award, the August Prize  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044317446384,"sku":"9781468303391","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781468303391_p0.jpg?v=1769892614","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781468303391","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}