I love The Tudor Era in British History. There is so much that it offers in terms of plots, narratives and what actually took place. Henry VIII has always been a personality that has been elusive in history. Writers and biographers have tried hard to document everything about him and his six wives, and most of it has been brilliant stuff. To add to this Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel was released in 2009 and won the Booker Prize as well for its taut writing and great storytelling.
Wolf Hall told the story of the Tudor Era from the perspective of Thomas Cromwell and his growing up years and how he came to be assigned to Court as Henrys closest confidant and Master Secretary. The book also depicted Katharine of Aragons state at court and how the entire council, especially Cromwell plotted to get King Henry a divorce from her and marry his sweetheart, Anne Boleyn.
Bring up the Bodies begins in September of 1535 and covers just over one year. Anne Boleyn has been married to King Henry VIII for just under 3 years. She has born him a daughter, Elizabeth, who will rule England one day. She has not managed to produce a male heir. England is in a state of turmoil due to Henrys drifting away from the Vatican and his controversial annulment to his beloved first wife, Katharine. Amidst all this Jane Seymour " the Queens lady-in-waiting catches the Kings attention and
12:37 PM, Oct 19, 2012
London: British writer Hilary Mantel won the prestigious Booker literary prize for a second time Tuesday with her blood-soaked Tudor saga 'Bring Up the Bodies,' which the head of the judging panel said had "rewritten the book" on historical fiction. Mantel, who took the 50,000 pound ($82,000) award in 2009 for 'Wolf Hall,' is the first British author, and the first woman, to achieve a Booker double. 'Bring Up the...
03:07 AM, Oct 17, 2012
London: Judges are choosing the winner of Britain's most prestigious literary trophy from a shortlist that includes novels set in the court of King Henry VIII and the opium dens of Mumbai. Hilary Mantel is favored to win the 50,000 pound ($82,000) Booker Prize with "Bring Up the Bodies," a tale of Tudor treachery which follows the fates of the king's right-hand man, Thomas Cromwell, and the monarch's second wife,...
04:56 PM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Man Booker Prize winner for 2012 will be announced today, as some are calling it "the book world's equivalent of Oscars night". India's Jeet Thayil is also in the running for his debut book Narcopolis, a prize worth 50,000 pounds. Indian writer Jeet Thayil's first novel 'Narcopolis', described as a compelling tale of Mumbai's hazy world of opium addiction, has made it to the six-author shortlist for...
11:14 AM, Oct 16, 2012
London: Indian writer Jeet Thayil's first novel 'Narcopolis', described as a compelling tale of Mumbai's hazy world of opium addiction, has made it to the six-author shortlist for the Man Booker Prize 2012 announced today. Apart from 53-year-old Kerala-born Thayil, authors on the shortlist are Deborah Levy, Hilary Mantel, Alison Moore, Will Self and Tan Twan Eng. The winner will be announced on October 16 at Londons Guildhall during a...
05:37 PM, Sep 11, 2012
