Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books by

Description: Mantel Pieces by Hilary Mantel A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light In 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in the London Review of Books, she wrote to the editor, Karl Miller, â˜I have no critical training whatsoever, so I am forced to be more brisk and breezy than scholarly.â™ This collection of twenty reviews, essays and pieces of memoir from the next three decades, tells the story of what happened next.Her subjects range far and wide: Robespierre and Danton, the Hite report, Saudi Arabia where she lived for four years in the 1980s, the Bulger case, John Osborne, the Virgin Mary as well as the pop icon Madonna, a brilliant examination of Helen Duncan, Britainâ™s last witch. There are essays about Jane Boleyn, Charles Brandon, Christopher Marlowe and Margaret Pole, which display the astonishing insight into the Tudor mind we are familiar with from the bestselling Wolf Hall Trilogy. Her famous lecture, â˜Royal Bodiesâ™, which caused a media frenzy, explores the place of royal women in society and our imagination. Here too are some of her LRB diaries, including her first meeting with her stepfather and a confrontation with a circus strongman.Constantly illuminating, always penetrating and often very funny, interleaved with letters and other ephemera gathered from the archive, Mantel Pieces is an irresistible selection from one of our greatest living writers. Author Biography Hilary Mantel is the author of fourteen books, including A Place Of Greater Safety, Beyond Black, the memoir Giving Up The Ghost, and the short-story collection The Assassination Of Margaret Thatcher. Her two most recent novels, Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up The Bodies, have both been awarded the Man Booker Prize - an unprecedented achievement. Review It shows the evolution in Mantels style, which has been considerable. Some of the pieces are segments of memoir, some are deeply informed historical essays loosely attached to discussions of books. In the earliest reviews – before she is given subjects big enough for her to walk around in – Mantel is sarky and snarky as well as brisk and breezy … Mantels own segments of memoir, which were published as diary pieces, are virtuoso performances … As a memoirist, Mantel is without parallel … It is only when her essays are laid out like this that we can see the inside of Mantels huge head, bulging with knowledge and a million connections. 5/5 STARS TelegraphThis is a work that is brisk and breezy, and further enhanced by her capacity to examine our hearts, register our feelings, and bring up with tenderness the enduring question of our frail and vulnerable bodies Evening StandardWorth buying for the title pun alone, Mantel Pieces brings together three decades worth of Hilary Mantels criticism in the London Review of Books … her uncomplicated prose style is no less authorative for being highly readable Sunday TimesA volume of critical writing which often feels as if one is in the company of an exceptionally wise and generous friend, exept very few of us have friends who can be as erudite on Madonna as they are on Anne Boylen Sara CollinsBad girls. Ecstatic masochists. Housewives with hidden depths. Revolutionaries who rebelled all the way to the madhouse. These unruly women are her enduring obsession Helen Lewis, New StatesmanLikely to leave readers in awe of the purity of Mantels prose, the breadth of her interests and the sharp intelligence she brings to every topic … Reading it is like downing a cold, sharp glass of lemonade on a swelteringly hot day: crisp, tart and unbelievably refreshing i PaperFerocious, witty and unapologetic Guardian Promotional The New Book from The Sunday Times Best Selling Author of the Wolf Hall Trilogy Long Description A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light In 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in the London Review of Books, she wrote to the editor, Karl Miller, I have no critical training whatsoever, so I am forced to be more brisk and breezy than scholarly. This collection of twenty reviews, essays and pieces of memoir from the next three decades, tells the story of what happened next. Her subjects range far and wide: Robespierre and Danton, the Hite report, Saudi Arabia where she lived for four years in the 1980s, the Bulger case, John Osborne, the Virgin Mary as well as the pop icon Madonna, a brilliant examination of Helen Duncan, Britains last witch. There are essays about Jane Boleyn, Charles Brandon, Christopher Marlowe and Margaret Pole, which display the astonishing insight into the Tudor mind we are familiar with from the bestselling Wolf Hall Trilogy. Her famous lecture, Royal Bodies, which caused a media frenzy, explores the place of royal women in society and our imagination. Here too are some of her LRB diaries, including her first meeting with her stepfather and a confrontation with a circus strongman. Constantly illuminating, always penetrating and often very funny, interleaved with letters and other ephemera gathered from the archive, Mantel Pieces is an irresistible selection from one of our greatest living writers. Review Quote It shows the evolution in Mantels style, which has been considerable. Some of the pieces are segments of memoir, some are deeply informed historical essays loosely attached to discussions of books. In the earliest reviews - before she is given subjects big enough for her to walk around in - Mantel is sarky and snarky as well as brisk and breezy ... Mantels own segments of memoir, which were published as diary pieces, are virtuoso performances ... As a memoirist, Mantel is without parallel ... It is only when her essays are laid out like this that we can see the inside of Mantels huge head, bulging with knowledge and a million connections. 5/5 STARS Telegraph This is a work that is brisk and breezy, and further enhanced by her capacity to examine our hearts, register our feelings, and bring up with tenderness the enduring question of our frail and vulnerable bodies Evening Standard Worth buying for the title pun alone, Mantel Pieces brings together three decades worth of Hilary Mantels criticism in the London Review of Books ... her uncomplicated prose style is no less authorative for being highly readable Sunday Times A volume of critical writing which often feels as if one is in the company of an exceptionally wise and generous friend, exept very few of us have friends who can be as erudite on Madonna as they are on Anne Boylen Sara Collins Bad girls. Ecstatic masochists. Housewives with hidden depths. Revolutionaries who rebelled all the way to the madhouse. These unruly women are her enduring obsession Helen Lewis, New Statesman Likely to leave readers in awe of the purity of Mantels prose, the breadth of her interests and the sharp intelligence she brings to every topic ... Reading it is like downing a cold, sharp glass of lemonade on a swelteringly hot day: crisp, tart and unbelievably refreshing i Paper Ferocious, witty and unapologetic Guardian Promotional "Headline" The New Book from The Sunday Times Best Selling Author of the Wolf Hall Trilogy Feature The New Book from The Sunday Times Best Selling Author of the Wolf Hall Trilogy 20 b/w illus * Hot on the heels of the publication of The Mirror & the Light, the publishing event of recent memory, a stunning collection of writing from double Booker Prize winner and one of the worlds greatest living writers * These essays and pieces of memoir, from over thirty years of writing for the London Review of Books, show Hilary Mantel to be one of our most profound and sometimes provocative thinkers and commentators * Combined English Language sales of The Wolf Hall Trilogy are over 5 million * Includes Royal Bodies, which caused a media sensation, and Prime Minister David Cameron to step off a plane in India and declare Hilary Mantel as completely misguided and completely wrong Competition: The;Wolf Hall;Bring up the Bodies;Mirror and the Light;Girl Woman Other;Too Much and Never Enough;Sapiens;body keeps the score;the salt path. By;Hilary Mantel;bernardine evaristo Description for Sales People A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light In 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in the London Review of Books, she wrote to the editor, Karl Miller, I have no critical training whatsoever, so I am forced to be more brisk and breezy than scholarly. This collection of twenty reviews, essays and pieces of memoir from the next three decades, tells the story of what happened next. Her subjects range far and wide: Robespierre and Danton, the Hite report, Saudi Arabia where she lived for four years in the 1980s, the Bulger case, John Osborne, the Virgin Mary as well as the pop icon Madonna, a brilliant examination of Helen Duncan, Britains last witch. There are essays about Jane Boleyn, Charles Brandon, Christopher Marlowe and Margaret Pole, which display the astonishing insight into the Tudor mind we are familiar with from the bestselling Wolf Hall Trilogy. Her famous lecture, Royal Bodies, which caused a media frenzy, explores the place of royal women in society and our imagination. Here too are some of her LRB diaries, including her first meeting with her stepfather and a confrontation with a circus strongman. Constantly illuminating, always penetrating and often very funny, interleaved with letters and other ephemera gathered from the archive, Mantel Pieces is an irresistible selection from one of our greatest living writers. Gold title * Hot on the heels of the publication of The Mirror & the Light, the publishing event of recent memory, a stunning collection of writing from double Booker Prize winner and one of the worlds greatest living writers * These essays and pieces of memoir, from over thirty years of writing for the London Review of Books, show Hilary Mantel to be one of our most profound and sometimes provocative thinkers and commentators * Combined English Language sales of The Wolf Hall Trilogy are over 5 million * Includes Royal Bodies, which caused a media sensation, and Prime Minister David Cameron to step off a plane in India and declare Hilary Mantel as completely misguided and completely wrong Competition: The;Wolf Hall;Bring up the Bodies;Mirror and the Light;Girl Woman Other;Too Much and Never Enough;Sapiens;body keeps the score;the salt path. By;Hilary Mantel;bernardine evaristo Details ISBN0008430004 Author Hilary Mantel Pages 352 Year 2021 ISBN-10 0008430004 ISBN-13 9780008430009 Publication Date 2021-09-30 Language English DEWEY 828.9209 UK Release Date 2021-09-30 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Subtitle Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books Illustrations 20 b/w illus Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd Alternative 9780008429997 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-11-03 NZ Release Date 2021-11-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133813923;

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