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Katedralen i München
170 pages
First published January 1, 1972
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Per Olov Enquist
83 books173 followersPer Olov Enquist, better known as P. O. Enquist was one of Sweden's internationally best known authors. He has worked as a journalist, playwright, and novelist. In the nineties, he gained international recognition with his novel The Visit of The Royal Physician.
After a degree in History of literature at Uppsala University he worked as a newspaper columnist and TV debate moderator from 1965 to 1976. Because of his work he soon became an influential figure on the Swedish literary scene. From 1970 to 1971 Enquist lived in Berlin on a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service and in 1973 he was a visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been working as an independent writer since 1977.
Enquist's works are characterized by a chronic pessimistic view of the world. They always describe the restrictions imposed by the pietistical way of living, especially in March of the Musicians (1978) and Lewi's Journey (2001). He gained international recognition with his novel The Visit of The Royal Physician (1999) where he tells the story of Struensee, the personal physician of the Danish King Christian VII. Many of Enquist's works have been translated into English by Tiina Nunnally.
After a degree in History of literature at Uppsala University he worked as a newspaper columnist and TV debate moderator from 1965 to 1976. Because of his work he soon became an influential figure on the Swedish literary scene. From 1970 to 1971 Enquist lived in Berlin on a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service and in 1973 he was a visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been working as an independent writer since 1977.
Enquist's works are characterized by a chronic pessimistic view of the world. They always describe the restrictions imposed by the pietistical way of living, especially in March of the Musicians (1978) and Lewi's Journey (2001). He gained international recognition with his novel The Visit of The Royal Physician (1999) where he tells the story of Struensee, the personal physician of the Danish King Christian VII. Many of Enquist's works have been translated into English by Tiina Nunnally.
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January 11, 2025
Den bästa gåva jag någonsin har fått
January 30, 2026
PO är ingen sportskribent i ordets rätta bemärkelse och tacka gudarna för det. Här hamnar han i ett mycket intressant limbo där idrotten skrivs fram som lika nödvändig som meningslös. Han intresserar sig framförallt för alla charader och ritualer omkring tävlingarna: t.ex. hur media bryter ner den neurotiske och halvskadade stavhopparen Kjell Isaksson, Ricky Bruchs patetiska (eller poetiska) kanariefågel-ursäkt eller hur det japanska volleyboll-laget jobbar med en närmast olycksbådande variant av positiv förstärkning. Och - kanske framförallt - hur inte ens ett fruktansvärt terrorattentat kan stoppa den episkt uppblåsta cirkusföreställningen som utgör ett olympiskt spel. Det är ett så mångfacetterat, ömt och politiskt alarmerande porträtt av olympiaden som symbol för en rå, cynisk och kommersiell tidsanda.
September 14, 2021
Så otroligt välskriven. I det lilla och det stora. Idrottsdetaljerna och det stora maktspelet. Det högre syftet som stank och fick en ände med förskräckelse.
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