Hilary Mantel

A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light In 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in the London Review of Books, she wrote to the editor, Karl Miller, ‘I have no critical training whatsoever, so I am forced to be more brisk and breezy than scholarly.’ This collection of twenty reviews, essays and pieces of memoir from the next three decades, tells the story of what happened next. Her subjects range far and wide: Robespierre and Danton, the Hite report, Saudi Arabia where she lived for four years in the 1980s, the Bulger case, John Osborne, the Virgin Mary as well as the pop icon Madonna, a brilliant examination of Helen Duncan, Britain’s last witch. There are essays about Jane Boleyn, Charles Brandon, Christopher Marlowe and Margaret Pole, which display the astonishing insight into the Tudor mind we are familiar with from the bestselling Wolf Hall Trilogy. Her famous lecture, ‘Royal Bodies’, which caused a media frenzy, explores the place of royal women in society and our imagination. Here too are some of her LRB diaries, including her first meeting with her stepfather and a confrontation with a circus strongman. Constantly illuminating, always penetrating and often very funny, interleaved with letters and other ephemera gathered from the archive, Mantel Pieces is an irresistible selection from one of our greatest living writers.

England, mai 1536. Thomas Cromwell spiser frokost med seierherrene etter henrettelsen av Anne Boleyn, og vet ikke at det bare er fire år til en bøddel skal bruke tre øksehogg på å skille hans eget hode fra kroppen. I Speilet og lyset skildrer Mantel siste del av Thomas Cromwells karriere ved det engelske hoff, en periode som blant annet dekker tre ulike dronninger, en invasjon av Frankrike og stadige trusler om invasjon utenfra, en storstilt kampanje mot den katolske kirken og klostrenes rikdom, i tillegg til hendelsene som forårsaker Cromwells fall. Med Speilet og lyset fullføres fortellingen om en av de mest fascinerende og flertydige skikkelsene både i den engelske historien og i den moderne litteraturen: Thomas Cromwell, mannen fra ingensteds som klatret helt til topps - han som er både jeger og bytte, fattigmann og fyrste, fortid og fremtid i en og samme skikkelse.

The brilliant #1 New York Times bestseller Named a best book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, and many more With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, Booker Prize-winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man's vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's son from Putney emerges from the spring's bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour. Cromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, no private army. Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry's regime to the breaking point, Cromwell's robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future. All of England lies at his feet, ripe for innovation and religious reform. But as fortune's wheel turns, Cromwell's enemies are gathering in the shadows. The inevitable question remains: how long can anyone survive under Henry's cruel and capricious gaze? Eagerly awaited and eight years in the making, The Mirror & the Light completes Cromwell's journey from self-made man to one of the most feared, influential figures of his time. Portrayed by Mantel with pathos and terrific energy, Cromwell is as complex as he is unforgettable: a politician and a fixer, a husband and a father, a man who both defied and defined his age.

"Hilary Mantel har förnyat den historiska romanen på ett storartat vis." SVT Kulturnyheterna "Läs, lär och njut!" Aftonbladet "Ingen annan författare skriver med så många pixlar som hon." Dagens Nyheter "Mästerligt, Mantel! Jesper Högströms översättning är exakt och generös jag frestas att använda ordet vacker" Sydsvenskan Med mod, list och brutalitet har Thomas Crom­well klättrat från samhällets bottenskikt till en plats som Henrik VIII:s högra hand. Nu, 1536, har han administrerat avrättningen av kungens andra hustru, Anne Boleyn, något som väckte ont blod bland många av Englands mäktiga. Samtidigt hopar sig tvivlen. Hur länge kan framgången bestå för en man av folket som saknar en egen armé? Finns det en gräns för hur långt man kan gå i maktens namn? Spegeln och ljuset är en storartad avslutning på en romantrilogi som gjort succé världen över, och som ofta beskrivs som en av de främsta skildringar av makt och människor som skrivits i modern tid. "Imponerande" Skånska Dagbladet "Jag kommer att sakna Cromwell och det är tack vare ljuset och rymden i Mantels text och hennes förmåga att skriva fram en värld där dåtid, nutid och framtid rör sig sömlöst i och kring varandra." SR Kulturnytt

The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn. The basis for the TV show on BBC and PBS Masterpiece starring Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne's head? Named a top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and The Washington Post

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTIONIn inimitable style, Hilary Mantel's New York Times bestselling Wolf Hall is "a darkly brilliant reimagining of life under Henry VIII. . . . Magnificent." (The Boston Globe). The basis for the TV series on BBC and PBS Masterpiece starring Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

The brilliant #1 New York Times bestseller Named a best book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, and many more With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, Booker Prize-winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man's vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's son from Putney emerges from the spring's bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour. Cromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, no private army. Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry's regime to the breaking point, Cromwell's robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future. All of England lies at his feet, ripe for innovation and religious reform. But as fortune's wheel turns, Cromwell's enemies are gathering in the shadows. The inevitable question remains: how long can anyone survive under Henry's cruel and capricious gaze? Eagerly awaited and eight years in the making, The Mirror & the Light completes Cromwell's journey from self-made man to one of the most feared, influential figures of his time. Portrayed by Mantel with pathos and terrific energy, Cromwell is as complex as he is unforgettable: a politician and a fixer, a husband and a father, a man who both defied and defined his age.

A Guardian Book of the Year * A Times Book of the Year * A Daily Telegraph Book of the YearA Waterstones-exclusive paperback edition of the Sunday Times bestselling sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to the Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy.

The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy.

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2009 Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2012 A boxed set of hardback editions of the bestselling and award winning trilogy: Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall Trilogy - Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light - traces the life of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power in Henry VIII's Tudor England. It offers a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man's vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. 'The greatest English novels of this century' Observer 'Mantel has taken us to the dark heart of history ... and what a show' The Times 'A masterpiece that will keep yielding its riches' Guardian

"Läs, lär och njut!" - Aftonbladet "Hilary Mantel har förnyat den historiska romanen på ett storartat vis." - SVT Kulturnyheterna "Ingen annan författare skriver med så många pixlar som hon." - Dagens Nyheter Med mod, list och brutalitet har Thomas Crom­well klättrat från samhällets bottenskikt till en plats som Henrik VIII:s högra hand. Nu, 1536, har han administrerat avrättningen av kungens andra hustru, Anne Boleyn, något som väckte ont blod bland många av Englands mäktiga. Samtidigt hopar sig tvivlen. Hur länge kan framgången bestå för en man av folket som saknar en egen armé? Finns det en gräns för hur långt man kan gå i maktens namn? Spegeln och ljuset är en storartad avslutning på en romantrilogi som gjort succé världen över, och som ofta beskrivs som en av de främsta skildringar av makt och människor som skrivits i modern tid. "Mästerligt, Mantel! … Jesper Högströms översättning är exakt och generös - jag frestas att använda ordet vacker…" - Sydsvenskan "Imponerande" - Skånska Dagbladet "Jag kommer att sakna Cromwell … och det är tack vare ljuset och rymden i Mantels text och hennes förmåga att skriva fram en värld där dåtid, nutid och framtid rör sig sömlöst i och kring varandra." - SR Kulturnytt

I För in de döda, den andra delen i den trilogi som inleddes med succén Wolf Hall, skildrar Hilary Mantel en av de mest mytomspunna och skrämmande episoderna i den engelska historien: Anne Boleyns undergång. Hilary Mantel, som har en lång rad uppmärksammade romaner bakom sig sen debuten 1985, har tilldelats Englands mest prestigefyllda pris, Man Booker, för både Wolf Hall och För in de döda. Det är unikt i prisets historia.

England, 1530-tal, landet är en hårsmån från katastrof. Henrik den VIII vill få påven att annullera äktenskapet med Katarina för att istället äkta Anne Boleyn och få den son som kan säkra tronen åt släkten Tudor. Thomas Cromwell blir mannen som ska ordna saken. Till varje pris. Hilary Mantels porträtt av Cromwell, sonen till en smed som blev kungens närmaste man, är en studie i makt, kärlek och politik som säger lika mycket om vår egen tid som om Tudors England. Wolf Hall, liksom uppföljaren För in de döda, har belönats med flera stora priser, bland annat Storbritanniens mest ansedda Bookerpriset och BBC har gjort en hyllad dramaserien av de två böckerna.

The long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy.

Soon to be a major TV seriesThe Sunday Times bestsellerShortlisted for the Women's Prize for FictionLonglisted for the Booker Prize'It is a book not read, but lived' Telegraph'Mantel has taken us to the dark heart of history ... and what a show' The Times

The long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy.