UID:
kobvindex_ZLB34128324
ISBN:
9780007322749
Series Statement:
Wolf Hall Trilogy
Content:
"The greatest literary sensation of recent times – and now the inspiration for a major BBC series, starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis and directed by Peter Kosminsky. In this staggeringly brilliant novel, Hilary Mantel brings the opulent, brutal world of the Tudors to bloody, glittering life. It is the backdrop to the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell: lowborn boy, charmer, bully, master of deadly intrigue and, finally, most powerful of Henry VIII's courtiers. Both winners of the Man Booker Prize and already hugely successful stage plays, WOLF HALL and its sequel BRING UP THE BODIES have now been transformed into a BBC television series starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis, bringing history to life for a whole new audience."
Content:
Rezension(1): "Hilary Mantel is one of Britain's most accomplished, acclaimed and garlanded writers. Sir Peter Stothard, Chair of the judges for the Man Booker Prize 2012, hailed her as 'the greatest modern English prose writer'. She is the author of thirteen books, including 'A Place of Greater Safety', 'Beyond Black', and the memoir 'Giving Up the Ghost'. 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." Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: August 17, 2009 Henry VIII', challenge to the church', power with his desire to divorce his queen and marry Anne Boleyn set off a tidal wave of religious, political and societal turmoil that reverberated throughout 16th-century Europe. Mantel boldly attempts to capture the sweeping internecine machinations of the times from the perspective of Thomas Cromwell, the lowborn man who became one of Henry', closest advisers. Cromwell', actual beginnings are historically ambiguous, and Mantel admirably fills in the blanks, portraying Cromwell as an oft-beaten son who fled his father', home, fought for the French, studied law and was fluent in French, Latin and Italian. Mixing fiction with fact, Mantel captures the atmosphere of the times and brings to life the important players: Henry VIII,his wife, Katherine of Aragon,the bewitching Boleyn sisters,and the difficult Thomas More, who opposes the king. Unfortunately, Mantel also includes a distracting abundance of dizzying detail and Henry', all too voluminous political defeats and triumphs, which overshadows the more winning story of Cromwell and his influence on the events that led to the creation of the Church of England."
Note:
Auszeichnungen: The New York Times:The New York Times Best Seller List
Language:
English
URL:
https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0292-1/082/942/8E/WolfHall9780007322749.epub
URL:
https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0829428E-10AA-41ED-B1C5-4B8BE9463BA3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
URL:
http://voebb.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=0829428E-10AA-41ED-B1C5-4B8BE9463BA3
Author information:
Mantel, Hilary
