UK book prize goes to Swedish writer.(Per Olov Enquist wins UK's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for 'The Visit of the Royal Physician')(Brief Article)

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The UK's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for 2003 has been awarded to Swedish author Per Olov Enquist.

Enquist received the award for his novel 'The Visit of the Royal Physician', which is...

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