Hilary Mantel | Brief Biography
Hilary Mantel | Brief Biography
Hilary Mantel is a British novelist, short story writer, and critic born on July 6, 1952, in Glossop, Derbyshire, England. She is best known for her historical novels set in the Tudor period, including “Wolf Hall” (2009) and “Bring Up the Bodies” (2012), which have won numerous awards and critical acclaim.
Mantel studied law at the London School of Economics and Political Science but eventually turned to writing full-time after working in a number of different jobs. She published her first novel, “Every Day is Mother’s Day,” in 1985 and went on to publish several other novels, including “Eight Months on Ghazzah Street” (1988) and “A Place of Greater Safety” (1992).
In 2009, she published “Wolf Hall,” which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction and was a critical and commercial success. The novel was followed by “Bring Up the Bodies” in 2012, which also won the Man Booker Prize and was praised for Mantel’s vivid and nuanced portrayal of the court of King Henry VIII and his advisor, Thomas Cromwell. Mantel’s novels have been described as historical fiction with a contemporary edge, and have earned her a reputation as one of the most talented writers of her generation.
In addition to her novels, Hilary Mantel is also a prolific essayist and critic and has written on a wide range of topics, including the craft of writing, the history of the Tudor period, and contemporary politics. She has won numerous awards and honors for her work, including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and the Costa Book Award.
Hilary Mantel is considered one of the foremost writers of historical fiction, and her work continues to receive critical and popular acclaim. She is widely regarded as one of the most important and innovative writers of the 21st century, and her novels have been translated into numerous languages and adapted for the stage and screen. 0 0 0.
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