Booker Prize ぶっかーしょう

Edition 44 (2012)

Literary prizeEnglish-language long fictionInternational literary prize (English works)

Winners

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Hilary Mantel ひらりー・まんてる Winner

The second volume of the Thomas Cromwell trilogy follows Cromwell through the political storm surrounding Anne Boleyn's downfall in 1535 England, as he tries to navigate the king's whims and the nation's crisis.

The king's whims and court intrigue steadily press a chief minister to the edge.

528 pages

Thomas CromwellAnne BoleynHenry VIII's courtpower strugglehistorical fiction