Hilary Mantel, the miniaturist

Hilary Mantel's big crossover success was 532-page doorstopper and Man Booker-winning Wolf Hall. Bring Up the Bodies, weighs in at 432 pages, is already on this year's Man Booker longlist. Many admirers may not be as familiar with the joys of her short fiction. Soumya Bhattacharya writes. Sportoholic

Hilary Mantel's big crossover success was 532-page doorstopper Wolf Hall. Her sequel, Bring Up the Bodies, weighs in at 432 pages, and is already on this year's Man Booker longlist. Many admirers may not be as familiar with the joys of her short fiction, with Mantel as miniaturist.

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