Enter the defendants
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Enter the defendants
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The new edition is the sequel to Wolfhall, one of the most celebrated British novels of the new century, "the best Booker winner in many years" (Scotsman). Moreover, the second book also won the Booker, a case unprecedented in the history of the prize. And in March 2020, the final novel of the trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, was finally released.
Mantel "has recreated the most important period of the new English history: the greatest English novelist of our time brings to life the most famous episodes of England's past," said the chairman of the Booker jury Sir Peter Stothard. He echoed Margaret Atwood, also a two-time Booker Prize winner: Mantel "starts where Wolfhall left off ... her literary ingenuity has not changed; everything is as apt and precise in every word". So, Henry VIII Tudor begins to gravitate to Anne Boleyn (the second of his, as we know, six wives), for the sake of marriage with whom he made a religious reformation, making England independent of the Pope. However, Anne never brought the king the long-awaited heir to the throne - and now Henry begins to look at one of Anne's ladies-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. But it is not so easy to get rid of Anne and the powerful Boleyn clan - and in this the king will again be helped by Secretary of State Thomas Cromwell, a master of underhand intrigue. It would seem that it is well known how this story will end - but the novel Mantel reads more fascinating than any detective ... In 2015, the BBC adapted both books, the main roles played by Mark Rylance ("Another One of the Boleyns", "Bridge of Spies", "Dunkirk"), Damian Lewis ("Romeo and Juliet", "Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood"), Claire Foy ("Post Office", "The Crown", "Man on the Moon"). The series, known in Russian as "Wolf Hall," was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in three categories (winning in one), a BAFTA in eight (winning in three) and an Emmy, also in eight.
Mantel "has recreated the most important period of the new English history: the greatest English novelist of our time brings to life the most famous episodes of England's past," said the chairman of the Booker jury Sir Peter Stothard. He echoed Margaret Atwood, also a two-time Booker Prize winner: Mantel "starts where Wolfhall left off ... her literary ingenuity has not changed; everything is as apt and precise in every word". So, Henry VIII Tudor begins to gravitate to Anne Boleyn (the second of his, as we know, six wives), for the sake of marriage with whom he made a religious reformation, making England independent of the Pope. However, Anne never brought the king the long-awaited heir to the throne - and now Henry begins to look at one of Anne's ladies-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. But it is not so easy to get rid of Anne and the powerful Boleyn clan - and in this the king will again be helped by Secretary of State Thomas Cromwell, a master of underhand intrigue. It would seem that it is well known how this story will end - but the novel Mantel reads more fascinating than any detective ... In 2015, the BBC adapted both books, the main roles played by Mark Rylance ("Another One of the Boleyns", "Bridge of Spies", "Dunkirk"), Damian Lewis ("Romeo and Juliet", "Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood"), Claire Foy ("Post Office", "The Crown", "Man on the Moon"). The series, known in Russian as "Wolf Hall," was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in three categories (winning in one), a BAFTA in eight (winning in three) and an Emmy, also in eight.
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- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series The Big Novel