Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel (Hilary Mary Thompson) was born on July 6th, 1952. Hilary passed away September 22nd, 2022 at 70 years old. Hilary Mantel was born in Glossop, England.
Hilary Mantel is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 7 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1988 with the novel Eight Months on Ghazzah Street. The most recently released novel was Beyond Black which was released in 2005.
Hilary Mantel also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 3 books including Learning to Talk and The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher.
Hilary Mantel was inducted into the Nielsen Bestseller Awards' 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame.
Hilary Mantel: Awards & Accolades
Hilary Mantel won the Helmerich Award, Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, in 2018.
Mantel's books have also won multiple awards, Wolf Hall won the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2009 as well as the British Book Awards - UK Author of the Year in 2010, Walter Scott Prize - Best Historical Fiction Novel in 2010. Bring Up the Bodies won the British Book Awards, UK Author of the Year, in 2012 as well as the Booker Prize - Best Fiction Book in 2012. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher won the Audie Award, Best Short Stories or Collections, in 2015. The Mirror and the Light won the Walter Scott Prize, Best Historical Fiction Novel, in 2021.
The following novels by Hilary Mantel were also nominated for these awards:
- Beyond Black: Women's Prize, For Fiction (2006).
- Wolf Hall: Women's Prize, For Fiction (2010).
- Bring Up the Bodies: Goodreads Awards, Best Historical Fiction (2012). Women's Prize, For Fiction (2013). Walter Scott Prize, Best Historical Fiction Novel (2013).
- The Mirror and the Light: Women's Prize, For Fiction (2020). Goodreads Awards, Best Historical Fiction (2020). British Book Awards, Fiction Book of the Year (2021).
Hilary Mantel: Lists & Other Mentions
- The Mirror and the Light was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2020 and a New York Times: 100 Notable Books in 2020.
Wolf Hall was listed at #16 on the Los Angeles Times "Best Fiction Books of the Last 30 Years" list, which was published in April 2025.
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- Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
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- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
- Ken Follett, author of the Kingsbridge Series.
Hilary Mantel: F.A.Q
When was Hilary Mantel Born?
Hilary Mantel was born on July 6th, 1952.
When did Hilary Mantel die?
Hilary Mantel died on September 22nd, 2022 at 70 years old.
Where was Hilary Mantel Born?
Hilary Mantel was born in Glossop, England.
What awards has Hilary Mantel won?
Hilary Mantel has won the following awards: Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award at the Helmerich Award (2018).
What book awards has Hilary Mantel won?
What was the first book Hilary Mantel wrote?
The first book written by Hilary Mantel was Every Day is Mother's Day, published in 1985.
What was the most recent book Hilary Mantel wrote?
Her most recently released work was A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing on October 24th, 2023.
How many books has Hilary Mantel written?
Hilary Mantel has written 20 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 books in the Axon Family Series, 3 books in the Thomas Cromwell Series, 7 Standalone Novels, 2 Short Stories/Novellas, 3 books in the Short Story Collections, 2 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in The BBC National Short Story Award Series.