First edition paperback (full numberline). Published by Washington Square Press 2002. This copy is in good clean condition with slight tanning of paper due to age. Please check the photos. Free P&P within the UK. 

Synopsis: 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.

Winner of top literary prizes. Enquist's epic tale of power, love, and madness in 1760s Denmark is an extraordinarily elegant and impressive novel.