by Hilary Mantel · DuMont Buchverlag GmbH · tapa dura · ISBN 9783832197698
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«Von Geist und Geistern» is the autobiography of writer Hilary Mantel, published by DuMont Buchverlag GmbH in hardback (238 pages, in German).
Hilary Mantel recalls her childhood in humble surroundings and the social pressures that marked a stubborn and dreamy girl. Hilary Mantel also recounts the chronic illness that altered her appearance and prevented her from becoming a mother, and her decision to devote herself to intellectual life until becoming a prominent voice in English literature.
This autobiography was originally published under the title Giving Up the Ghost in 2003; the hardback edition from DuMont appeared in 2015.
For readers of memoirs and book clubs interested in the life of Hilary Mantel.
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was released in 1985. She went on to write 12 novels, two collections of short stories, a memoir, and numerous articles and opinion pieces.
