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Per Olov Enquist

Works by Per Olov Enquist
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The Royal Physician's Visit [Buy Direct] Sweden
by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Tiina Nunnally
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The Visit of the Royal Physician [Buy Direct] Sweden
by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Tiina Nunnally

Fallen Angel Sweden
by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Anna Paterson

Captain Nemo’s Library [Buy Direct] Sweden
by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Anna Paterson
Original title: Kapten Nemos bibliotek
With deep autobiographical roots, and reflecting the private mythology of his childhood past which Enquist has made use of in other works — notably the magnificent, agonising play,  (more...)

The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter [Buy Direct] Sweden
by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Paul Austin
Original title: Magnetisörens femte vinter
This, Enquist's breakthrough novel (1964), is set in a small German town, Seefond in autumn-winter 1793–4. Its central figure is Friedrich Meisner, the ‘magnetist’ of the title, who has fled there,  (more...)

The March of the Musicians [Buy Direct] Sweden
by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Joan Tate
Original title: Musikanternas uttåg
This novel from 1978 can be seen as a watershed in Enquist's career. It continues the politico-cultural probings of its distinguished predecessors: The Legionnaires (l968) which examines a controversial episode of post-war Swedish history,  (more...)

The Legionnaires: a Documentary Novel [Buy Direct] Sweden
by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Alan Blair
Original title: Legionärerna

Downfall: A Love Story [Buy Direct] Sweden
by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Anna Paterson
Original title: Nedstörtad ängel
Provocatively entitled ‘A Love Story’, this extraordinary book is unlike any other, and, coming out in 1985, heralded the significant move in Enquist towards the private and mystical. The question animating the inter-related narratives is: ‘What is a human being,  (more...)



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