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Hilary Mantel to receive Bodley Medal at Oxford Literary Festival | Hilary Mantel to receive Bodley Medal at Oxford Literary Festival |
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Two-time Booker winner Hilary Mantel will be honoured once more next month at the 2013 Oxford Literary Festival, organisers have announced. | Two-time Booker winner Hilary Mantel will be honoured once more next month at the 2013 Oxford Literary Festival, organisers have announced. |
The Wolf Hall author will be presented with the Bodley Medal for outstanding achievement in literature on 24 March. | The Wolf Hall author will be presented with the Bodley Medal for outstanding achievement in literature on 24 March. |
Mantel drew criticism this week over a lecture she gave earlier this month in which she made observations about the Duchess of Cambridge. | Mantel drew criticism this week over a lecture she gave earlier this month in which she made observations about the Duchess of Cambridge. |
"Princess Kate", she said, resembled a "mannequin" with "a plastic smile". | "Princess Kate", she said, resembled a "mannequin" with "a plastic smile". |
"Kate Middleton, as she was, appeared to have been designed by a committee and built by craftsmen," Mantel said during a speech given at the British Museum on 4 February. | "Kate Middleton, as she was, appeared to have been designed by a committee and built by craftsmen," Mantel said during a speech given at the British Museum on 4 February. |
The reporting of her comments prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to say she was "completely misguided", though some claimed she had been quoted out of context. | |
Actor Rupert Everett, art critic Brian Sewell and former Labour cabinet minister Jack Straw will also appear at this year's festival, which runs from 16 to 24 March. | Actor Rupert Everett, art critic Brian Sewell and former Labour cabinet minister Jack Straw will also appear at this year's festival, which runs from 16 to 24 March. |
Children's author Philip Pullman will receive the festival's honorary fellowship, an accolade given in previous years to William Boyd, Kazuo Ishiguro, and PD James. | Children's author Philip Pullman will receive the festival's honorary fellowship, an accolade given in previous years to William Boyd, Kazuo Ishiguro, and PD James. |
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