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From CNN: Hilary Mantel, acclaimed ‘Wolf Hall‘ author, dead at 70.
Hilary Mantel, the British author who twice won the Booker Prize, has died at the age of 70.
The acclaimed writer, who received the prestigious award for two of the books in her historical “Wolf Hall” trilogy, died peacefully on Thursday surrounded by close family and friends, according to her agent.
In a blog post online, her agent, Bill Heath, said: “It is with great sadness that A.M. Heath and HarperCollins announce that bestselling author Dame Hilary Mantel DBE died suddenly yet peacefully yesterday, surrounded by close family and friends, aged 70. Hilary Mantel was one of the greatest English novelists of this century and her beloved works are considered modern classics. She will be greatly missed.”
Mantel was born in Derbyshire, England in 1952. After studying Law for one year at London’s School of Economics, she transferred to Sheffield University and graduated in 1973.
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