Per Olov Enquist

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.

A Novel

The Royal Physician's Visit

Magnetisörens femte vinter

ein Liebesroman

Gestürzter Engel

Ein anderes Leben

Der fünfte Winter des Magnetiseurs.

Kapitono Nemo biblioteka

زيارة طبيب صاحب الجلالة

Kartritarna

Una obra sueca, original, sobre los límites de la condición humana, el amor, la compasión... Su protagonista es un monstruo de feria con dos cabezas que consiguen comunicarse telepáticamente. La crítica internacional la ha calificado de obra chocante, conmovedora, terrorífica y que obliga al lector a leer una y otra vez.

El ángel caído

Den 25 januari 1946 utlämnade Sverige 146 baltiska militärinternerade till Sovjet. En lettisk löjtnant stack i sista stund en kniv i sin hals och förblödde på kajen i Trelleborg. Det blev den dramatiska finalen på en vinter fylld av våldsamma protester mot baltutlämningen. Än idag ses utlämningen som en av de största svenska politiska skandalerna i modern tid. I legionärerna gestaltar Per Olov Enquist denna historia, baserad på omfattande efterforskningar.

Legionärerna

The Magnetist's Fifth Winter

Adultery, insanity, back-stabbing and blue blood in 18th century Denmark . . . The winner of THE INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE, Sweden's AUGUST PRIZE and France's Best Foreign Book Award It is the 1760s, the height of the Enlightenment, a time of great promise and transformation across Europe, but in the state of Denmark something is rotten. The young king, Christian VII, is a half-wit. His queen, the English princess Caroline Mathilde, has fallen in love his most trusted advisor, the court physician, Struensee, who is engaged in a bitter ideological battle with the head of the diplomatic corps, Guldberg. Gulberg, a cold-blooded religious fanatic, is determined too annihilate the Enlightenment ideals - which threaten to improve the lot of the peasantry and to support freedom of the press - that Struensee is introducing to Denmark. Whoever prevails will not only control the king but the nation state. The victor will impress his legacy on the kingdom: either Struensee's free-thinking principles or the repressive proscriptions of Guldberg. Enquist's masterpiece, acclaimed throughout Europe, is a superb examination of the clash between the raptures of love and the certainties of dogma, the torments of the flesh and the enticements of power. It is an unforgettable introduction to a fascinating period in European history.

The Visit of the Royal Physician

The first collection by Sweden's foremost contemporary playwright NIGHT OF THE TRIBADES (1975) centres around the triangular relationship between August Strindberg, the actress Marie Caroline David and Siri von Essen. It has been translated into twenty languages including a short run on Broadway. THE IMAGE MAKERS (1998) deals with Selma Lagerlof's father and his alcoholism whilst THE RAIN MAKERS is a fascinating study of Hans Christian Anderson. THE HOUR OF THE LYNX: "Enquist's play, feelingly translated from the Swedish offers a profound exploration of spirituality, love and faith within a text that is grippingly dramatic, unfailingly absorbing and often upliftingly lyrical." "At a time when young writers were looking for new forms of literary expression, Enquist settled for an investigative style, and attempt to reconstruct events reported to have happened, but where the truth is often too inaccessible... it was a style that was to remain Enquist's literary landmark characterising both his novels and his plays" Contemporary World Authors ed. Tracey Chevalier

The Night of Tribades, Rain Snakes, The Hour of the Lynx, The Image Makers

Enquist Plays: 1

After Mina is bit on the bottom by a crocodile, Mina's grandpa knows that serious care is needed and so, with Mina's sister and cousins in tow, they set off on a perilous journey up Three Cave Mountain to seek the help they need.

Grandfather and the Wolves

Han tänker att minnestalet han höll till Modern i Församlingsgården nog borde revideras. Vid flodens strand står en flock av döende vänner, de vädjar att han ska förklara hur allt hänger ihop, till exempel detta med kärleken. Och kvinnan i Larssonsgården. Hon på det kvistfria furugolvet. Ska han skriva sanningen? Faderns notesblock med de utrivna sidorna, de som bränts och var borta. Och som plötsligt dyker upp efter alla år. Öppnar sig nu historiens spricka? Är det verkligen detta som ska infogas i minnestalet? Och bli den kärleksroman han aldrig trott sig kunna skriva? PO Enquists nya roman som på flera sätt kan sägas ta vid där memoarromanen Ett annat liv slutade. Det handlar om Modern och Fadern, om bokahopen och om det går att slutligen lägga samman det som verkligen betydde något. Fram träder en kärleksskildring som tar sin början i ett möte mellan den unge 15-åringen och en äldre kvinna på ett kvistfritt furugolv i Larssonsgården.

En kärleksroman

Liknelseboken

Kartritarna från 1992 är en personlig essä i tio avsnitt ur en oavslutad livsroman som slutar med en pojke på ett köksgolv och hans karttecken. En bok om tillhörighet, om ett Sverige inför utopins avveckling, om Europa efter regnet, om idrott, om en dansk frihetskämpes inre drama under Gestapoförhöret. Och i ett stort kapitel, en skildring av ett svenskt vintermord: ett försök att utforska den svenska självsynens förvandling efter mordet på Olof Palme.↵↵Denna bok ingår i en serie som består av återutgivningar av Norstedts ständigt aktuella författare, från olika epoker och ur olika generationer.↵↵Gå in på www.norstedts.se/standigtaktuella och läs mer.

This novel is based on a true story of the remarkable relationship between the famous scientist, Marie Curie, and her assistant, Blanche Wittman.

The Book About Blanche and Marie

Mina è una bambina di sette anni e ha un grave problema: la fantasia leprende spesso la mano e, quando di notte si sveglia convintissima che quello cheha appena sognato è vero, ci rimane molto male vedendo che i suoi genitori nonriescono a dire altro che "cerca di capire, ho bisogno di dormire". L’unicapersona che le dà retta è il nonno materno che, come spiega Mina stessa,invece di lavorare per davvero scrive libri. Sconfortata dal fatto che nessunole crede quando dice di essere stata morsa sul sedere da un coccodrillo evasodalla Lacoste del padre, Mina decide di telefonare al nonno, che le propone diraggiungerlo nella casa di campagna insieme alla sorellina Moa (di quattroanni): ha infatti in programma di andarci insieme agli altri due nipotini, Ia didieci anni e Marcus di cinque, e ha un piano per risolvere una volta per tutte iproblemi di Mina. Detto fatto si parte e, lungo il percorso, l’allegracombriccola si ferma a prendere una cucciola di cane che il nonno regala a Minaperché la protegga da tutti i coccodrilli in agguato. La gita alla montagnadelle Tre Grotte si rivela piena di sorprese non sempre piacevoli e finisce pertrasformarsi in una vera avventura quando il nonno, cadendo, si rompe una gamba.Ci vorranno tutto il coraggio e la fantasia dei ragazzi per uscirne sani esalvi. Mina, temprata dall’esperienza, arriva persino ad ammettere davanti alnonno che il coccodrillo se l’era sognato.

Per Olov Enquist

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