'Hard work' favourite wins Booker Prize.Summary: Bookies' favourite Hilary Mantel Hilary Mary Mantel CBE (born 6 July 1952) is an English novelist. She is the author of nine acclaimed novels, a short story collection and a memoir, and was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) on 17 June 2006. has scooped the Man Booker Prize Booker Prize, an annual prize of £50,000 (originally £20,000) for a work of fiction by a living British, Irish, or Commonwealth writer. Great Britain's premier literary award, it has been underwritten since 1969 by the British food-distribution company for Fiction for her novel about Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell. Bookies' favourite Hilary Mantel has scooped the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for her novel about Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell. Set in the 1520s, Wolf Hall tells the story of Cromwell's rise to prominence in the Tudor court. Described as "hard work" by judges, it won by a secret narrow majority vote of three to two after more than three hours' deliberation. Mantel's work was picked from a shortlist short·list also short-list n. A list of preferable items or candidates that have been selected for final consideration, as in making an award or filling a position. Noun 1. of literary heavyweights including Sarah Waters Sarah Waters is a British novelist. She is best known for her first novel, Tipping the Velvet, as well the novels that followed, including Affinity, Fingersmith, and The Night Watch. , AS Byatt and JM Coetzee. Bookmaker William Hill The name William Hill may refer to the following: People
Ion Trewin, literary director of the Booker Prize, said: "Everybody says: 'Oh the favourites never win'. This year, it has." Mantel, who takes away Au50,000 in prize money, joked that she would be spending the money on "sex, drugs and rock and roll." Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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