http://bookhugger.co.uk/2009/12/hilary-mantel-talks-about-wolf-hall-and-winning-the-booker/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:48:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bookhugger.co.uk/2009/12/hilary-mantel-talks-about-wolf-hall-and-winning-the-booker/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Tara Luch Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:08:45 +0000 http://bookhugger.co.uk/?p=3470#comment-792 Has anyone asked Ms. Mantel if she was influenced by Dorothy Dunnett? Cromwell is so similar to Niccolo in Ms. Dunnett's series. In addition, the reinterpretation of an historical "bad" figure into good is reminiscent of MacBeth in Dunnett's novel, King Hereafter. Has anyone asked Ms. Mantel if she was influenced by Dorothy Dunnett? Cromwell is so similar to Niccolo in Ms. Dunnett’s series. In addition, the reinterpretation of an historical “bad” figure into good is reminiscent of MacBeth in Dunnett’s novel, King Hereafter.

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