Booker Prizewinner Mantel Tells The Story Of Henry VIII

Courtesy NPR: Arts & Culture  Sun, 10/25/2009 - 10:30

Liane Hansen talks with author Hilary Mantel, this year's winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Her novel, Wolf Hall, tells the story of the reign of England's King Henry VIII and the subsequent ushering in of the Reformation — all through the eyes Thomas Cromwell, the king's adviser for almost a decade.

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