The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Stories

Resumen del libro

One of Britain's most accomplished, acclaimed, and garlanded writers, Hilary Mantel delivers a brilliant collection of contemporary short stories that demonstrate what modern England has become

In The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display.

Her classic wicked humor in each story which range from a ghost story to a vampire story to near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture brilliantly unsettles the reader in that unmistakably Mantel way.

Mantel brutally and acutely writes about gender, marriage, class, family, and sex, cutting to the core of human experience. Unpredictable, diverse, and even shockingly unexpected, each story grabs you by the throat within a couple of sentences. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher displays a magnificent writer at the peak of her powers.

Biografía del autor

Hilary Mantel (Reino Unido, 1952-2022) estudió Derecho en Londres y trabajó brevemente en un hospital geriátrico, experiencia que reflejó más tarde en sus novelas. En 1977 se trasladó a Botswana y en 1982 a Arabia Saudí, donde está ambientada su tercera novela. Obtuvo numerosos premios literarios por sus novelas y libros de viajes, pero su mayor éxito lo alcanzó con su trilogía de Thomas Cromwell, compuesta por En la corte del lobo, Una reina en el estrado y El trueno del reino.