Dame Hilary will go down in history as one of the very greatest authors in the history of English literature. The Wolf Hall trilogy is the best literature I’ve ever read, and I am very serious reader. I came to her books kicking and screaming after several friends kept recommending “Wolf Hall” over and over. After finally reading the first book I was completely caught up not only in the story but in Mantel’s exquisite prose and psychological probing into people who I thought I knew in the pages of my history books. What a transformative experience in my life. I am a much better person for having read her works.

Thank you for that amazing interview!

Marvellous woman. Wonderful writer. What a brain, such talent.

What an amazing woman. When we lost Hilary Mantel we lost one of the most powerful and intelligent minds of the 21st Century.

Joost oomen is fantastisch ❤

Dit is prachtig!

Scottish author

Wow... dit is aan de aandacht van mensen ontsnapt... maar wacht maar...

She's the Mexican Donald Goines. Its a ghetto novel set in Mexico.

Impressive use of language in that novel! When reading Hurricane Season, don’t focus on the sordid, violent events, focus on language, on rhythm, on what this woman is able to do with words, which are both obscene and beautiful throughout the novel. She is really close to be a genious.

Blijf uw eigen ding doen . De wereld zit in uw broekzak.

Ik vind Connie Palmen een domme trut. Dat wou ik even zeggen. Nu ben ik weer weg.

The interview takes you "inside the mind of Hilary Mantel" ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Hilary proves that conducting extensive research on your subject-matter and the relevant timeline and characters, validating your research, synthesizing your inferences and fitting them into your narrative are so mandatory.............. What a fascinating novelist indeed.

Мы были современникам биографа Томаса Кромвеля!

14:45 в 1994 году

Mantel deserves much more attention and praise.

For some reason, calling her "Pam" rubs me the wrong way.

God is Liefde! Jezus is De Weg, De Waarheid en Het ( eeuwige )Leven.

Hilary is a thing of beauty and a joy forever

God bless you Warren. .keeping it real and revealing a vaunrable honesty ..the people on the streets are violent and unproductive in their creativity ..today I had metal nos capsuals thrown at me FROM A CAR random styles .last week a young woman knocked me to the ground. .cus she could .I'm 60 and just trying to get home and play the music and sing myself into a piece of well chewed gum stuck to a piano somewhere safe and where the music plays on while those around us fight to the death..nah ROCK ON. XX

Robin Kester ja! <3

pure art.

Speechless. You are one of the rare artists in the world that has their own artistic voice, and this performance captured it beautifully x

Judith Schalansky zu entdecken - auch die Gestaltung ihrer Bücher - war eine echte Freude.

God, I with the host didn't keep going constantly "Yes... Yes.."!! It's is interrupting and very grating. One can encourage the speaker with a nod or a look, even with silence.

Dierbare herinneringen. Groet Joost, (Schickx!)

Legend. Hero. And what a lovely book.

Heel fraai gestileerd!

Beste tot nu toe, bedankt voor de opname!

I’ve no words. Ugh so absolutely captivating.

Now i have even lower options with America ! Unbelievable story.

This performance always gives me chills, thanks for this

Dit jaar echt live op crossing border

I advise everyone to read this man's book "The Guantanamo Diaries" so that you know the truth about your countries that claim democracy and are far from democracy

I wish that man so much luck and love, he deserves it. And I hope that one day the United States will apologize him.

Ja er is maar één woord voor goed .

A thoroughly enjoyable interview. Thanks

This is a real human story ❤

Great bloke so shocked at his story

❤️❤️❤️

Warren Ellis is a legend! And that moment when he talks about animal sanctuary is what humanity is all about for me.

Looking and listening to this man, and reflecting on his story, that hell he has gone through leaves every decent, humble man without a single word.. One of the saddest stories I have ever heard that had happened to an individual. His story is a proof that even "the greatest democracy" of this planet can become a fascist swamp in a split second . Hats off to the US self-criticism that has been happening through books, movies and plays only unfortunately , but the core, the main essence is still there: that country whose only population was living in tents and riding horses while my country had universities, parliament, libraries, scientific institutions etc. has been, still is and will stay a fortress of fear and paranoia. Until the large part of the US population (as we could see the last year, at least 50% of them) don't go through a massive the cathartic moment of enlightenment, we will keep watching and listening stories like this one.

Did he mentation that his cousin was AL Qaida member Abu Hafs al-Mauritania ? Did he mention that he was in 2 training camps AL farouq and gardez in Afghanistan in the early 90s? Did he mention that Ramzi Binalshibh and other terrorists slept in his Appartement in Duisburg in 1999 ? Did he mention that he had email contact with jihadist Christian Ganczarski? Did he mentioned that his German visa wasn't extended cause he was found guilty of social fraud and for using different alias names in documents in 1999?

Bobby Gillespie 😍 count me in!

Thank you so much for this thoughtful interview. I loved Rainbow Milk, and was thrilled to have a greater opportunity to learn more about its author. I came of age in Thatcher's Britain, and lived in a squat with multitudes of young people, many of whom were gay and seeking refuge from the judgement of their families. In many cases religion played no small part. I myself, though not gay was equally on the run from the difficulties and conformities imposed by religion. I appreciated Mr. Mendez' expression about the AIDS crisis. It was an unthinkable time. I lost 60% of my gay male friends to it. I also have close friends, one in particular who became famous in the fashion world who truly suffered the prongs of the biblical fork proffered in her direction by her Jehovah's Witness family - they shamed her for her success and freedom in the fashion industry, deeming it ungodly, and casting her out. Just a marvelous book and a really thorough interview. Thank you Jasper Henderson and Paul Mendez.

Joost is een fantastisch mens, maar wat een rampzalige interviewer...

Whahahahah wat een kerel.

Wat een leukigheid

A Place of Greater Safety is wonderful.

beautiful