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Hilary Mantel, a two-time Booker Prize winner, has died at the age of 70. Hilary Mantel, a British novelist who won the Booker prize twice and also bagged the Walter Scott prize and Costa Novel prize for her literary works, died at 70 after suffering a stroke. Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was a British author who wrote 12 novels, including "Wolf Hall," "Bring Up the Bodies," and "Beyond Black," as well as two short story collections, a personal memoir, and numerous articles. Hilary Mantel’s Literary Career • Every Day Is Mother’s Day (1985) – a black comedy • A Place of Greater Safety (1992) - a comprehensive account of the French Revolution. • A Change of Climate (1994), considered as one of her notable books-about British missionaries in South Africa. • Giving Up the Ghost, an autobiographical memoir, was released in 2003. • Wolf Hall (2009) – historical fiction-documenting the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of King Henry VIII. • Bring Up the Bodies (2012) – a sequel to Wolf Hall, about Cromwell’s role in the downfall of Anne Boleyn. • The Mirror & the Light (2020) – final trilogy-Cromwell’s rising and falling. The Booker Prize The prestigious British literary prize is awarded annually for the best novel written in English. The work should be published in either the United Kingdom or Ireland. Hilary Mantel is the first British novelist to win the prestigious Booker prize twice. 1. Wolf Hall - 2009. 2. Bring Up the Bodies- 2012 Hilary Mantel, the most celebrated British author died as a result of a stroke.

Hilary Mantel: A two-time Booker Prize winner, died at the age of 70.

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Hilary Mantel, a two-time Booker Prize winner, died at the age of 70. Hilary Mantel, a British novelist who…

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