Hilary Mantel has said that if she fails to win the Booker Prize for a third time “it will be cast in terms of a disaster”. The author’s new book The Mirror And The Light, which is being released this month, concludes her Thomas Cromwell trilogy after the first two instalments won the Booker Prize in previous years.
Mantel said that while she does “care” about the award, she won’t take it personally if she does not win. Speaking to the Radio Times, Mantel said: “It will be cast in terms of a disaster if I don’t win it again. “I do care, but I won’t perceive it as a snub.” Mantel also said that she would like the final book in the series to be well received.
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