Hilary Mantel, Pat Barker
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Rewriting The Past
Hear from two masters of the genre, Hilary Mantel and Pat Barker, as they discuss how historical fiction can shed a light on our present.
The award-winning authors discuss the form and examine the challenges of writing trilogies. They ask the question: can historical fiction reveal a greater truth than history itself?
How do you connect a personal story with the collective past? What can novelists reveal that eludes historians?
Chaired by radio and news presenter James Naughtie.
Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. She won multiple awards for the Wolf…
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
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See all events at Queen Elizabeth Hall