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Mantel named Booker prize winner Mantel named Booker prize winner
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Author Hilary Mantel has been named this year's Man Booker Prize winner for her historical novel Wolf Hall.Author Hilary Mantel has been named this year's Man Booker Prize winner for her historical novel Wolf Hall.
Mantel, 57, beat five other shortlisted authors, including Sarah Waters and JM Coetzee with her book based on Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell.Mantel, 57, beat five other shortlisted authors, including Sarah Waters and JM Coetzee with her book based on Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell.
Speaking on stage after he name was announced, Mantel said: "I can tell you at this moment I am happily flying through the air." Speaking on stage after her name was announced, Mantel said: "I can tell you at this moment I am happily flying through the air."
The writer received the £50,000 prize at a ceremony at London's Guildhall.The writer received the £50,000 prize at a ceremony at London's Guildhall.
Mantel, who was made CBE in 2006, saw her first novel, Every Day is Mother's Day, published in 1985.Mantel, who was made CBE in 2006, saw her first novel, Every Day is Mother's Day, published in 1985.
Its sequel, Vacant Possession, followed a year later.Its sequel, Vacant Possession, followed a year later.
In 1989 she won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize for Fludd, then A Place of Greater Safety scooped the Sunday Express Book Of The Year award in 1993.In 1989 she won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize for Fludd, then A Place of Greater Safety scooped the Sunday Express Book Of The Year award in 1993.
Three years later Mantel was presented with the Hawthornden Prize for An Experiment in Love.Three years later Mantel was presented with the Hawthornden Prize for An Experiment in Love.
She was also shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction, both in 2006, for the novel Beyond Black.She was also shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction, both in 2006, for the novel Beyond Black.
Mantel's other works include Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (1988), A Change of Climate (1994) and Giving Up the Ghost: A Memoir (2003).Mantel's other works include Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (1988), A Change of Climate (1994) and Giving Up the Ghost: A Memoir (2003).
Chairman of judges James Naughtie was joined on the judging panel by biographer and critic Lucasta Miller; Michael Prodger, literary editor of the Sunday Telegraph; Professor John Mullan, academic, journalist and broadcaster; and Sue Perkins, comedian, journalist and broadcaster.Chairman of judges James Naughtie was joined on the judging panel by biographer and critic Lucasta Miller; Michael Prodger, literary editor of the Sunday Telegraph; Professor John Mullan, academic, journalist and broadcaster; and Sue Perkins, comedian, journalist and broadcaster.
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, first awarded in 1969, promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, first awarded in 1969, promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.