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‘Wolf Hall’ and ‘Bring Up the Bodies’ author Hilary Mantel dies at 70

Celebrated British author Hilary Mantel died Thursday at age 70, her agent and publisher said in a joint statement Friday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022

Hilary Mantel: her 10 greatest books

Though she was best known for her Wolf Hall triology, the late author’s sparkling oeuvre encompassed essays and memoir as well as novels

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Dame Hilary Mantel hailed as ‘one of the greatest writers of our time’

The British writer was best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy, which won two Booker Prizes.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel dies 'suddenly yet peacefully'

The writer is regarded as one of the finest British novelists of the 21st century and has won the Booker Prize twice

Chronicle Live · Sep 23, 2022

‘The pen is in our hands. A happy ending is ours to write’: Hilary Mantel in her own words

The Booker prize-winning author of the Wolf Hall trilogy has died aged 70. Here are some of her best quotes on writing, illness, the monarchy and more

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Tributes paid to Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel who has died aged 70

Tributes have been paid to the novelist Dame Hilary Mantel who has died aged 70.

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2022

J K Rowling and Bernardine Evaristo lead tributes to author Dame Hilary Mantel

The British writer was best known for The Wolf Hall trilogy, for which she won two Booker Prizes.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Hilary Mantel: Which of Wolf Hall author’s books were adapted for the screen and stage?

Author died on Thursday aged 70

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Dame Hilary Mantel: Booker Prize winner whose Wolf Hall engrossed a generation

The author has died at the age of 70.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Hilary Mantel’s prediction about Prince George and the royal family

Author said in an interview last year that it was ‘hard to understand the thinking behind the monarchy in the modern world’

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022