After doing a little research on the film, i found that the screenwriters used per olov enquist s the royal physician s visit for inspiration. Per olov enquist, one of swedens most acclaimed authors who wrote the visit of the royal physician, has died aged 85, his family told. Books by per olov enquist author of the royal physicians. Livlakarens besok is a 1999 novel by the swedish writer per olov enquist. In the 1990s, he gained international recognition with his novel the visit of the royal physician. The movie is a historical, fictionalized account about 18th century denmark and the rise of enlightenment. Read the royal physician s visit by per olov enquist available from rakuten kobo. A few years ago i fell in love with a danish film entitled, a royal affair. Per olov enquist, one of swedens most acclaimed authors who wrote the visit of the royal physician, has died aged 85, his family told swedish media on sunday. Set in denmark in the 1760s, the royal physician s visit 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. Per olov enquist author of the royal physicians visit. The royal physicians visit ebook by per olov enquist.
Buy the visit of the royal physician new ed by enquist, per olov, tiina nunnally isbn. The royal physicians visit ebook por per olov enquist. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. He has worked as a journalist, playwright, and novelist. Per olov enquist s most popular book is the royal physician s visit. The royal physician s visit magnificently recasts the dramatic era of. The royal physicians visit by per olov enquist goodreads. This is the summary of the royal physician s visit. The visit of the royal physician paperback april 1, 2003 by per olov enquist author 3. The visit of the royal physician, per olov enquist, trans. The visit of the royal physician which won swedens top literary honour in 1999, the august prize. The magnetists fifth winter 1964 and the royal physicians visit 1999.
Editions of the royal physicians visit by per olov enquist. Per olov enquist is a journalist, playwright and novelist. Enquist was one of swedens internationally best known authors. The report cites that enquist had failed twice and did not write for years. The swedish novelist, playwright and screenwriter per olov enquist has won the independent foreign fiction prize for the visit of the royal physician. Winner of top literary prizes in sweden and france, en. He has garnered international recognition for his work, including the novels the royal physician s visit, the book about blanche and marie, and lewis journey. Per olov enquist has 67 books on goodreads with 15140 ratings. Bo holtens new opera the visit of the royal physician, based on the bestselling novel by per olov enquist, was a great success with both audience and critics. After a degree in history of literature at uppsala university he worked as a newspaper columnist and tv debate moderator from 1965 to per olov enquist, better known as p. In the nineties, he gained international recognition with his novel the visit of the royal physician.