Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel, DBE FRSL, is an English writer whose work includes personal memoirs, short stories, and historical fiction...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 July 1952
jokes
It is almost a joke, but a joke that nobody tells.
novelists chance historian
I only became a novelist because I thought I had missed my chance to become a historian.
protective polished has-beens
I am usually protective of my work, not showing it to anyone until it has been redrafted and polished.