This year's Man Booker prize has gone to British novelist Hilary Mantel for her gripping 16th century tale titled 'Wolf Hall'.Mantel, 57, received 50,000 pounds as prize money last night in what is considered one of the English-speaking world's most prestigious literary prizes. Indian writers such as Salman Rushdie, Anita Desai, Aravind Adiga and Arundhati Roy have previously won the prize but this year's shortlist did not feature any Indian.'Wolf Hall' is set in the 1520s and tells the story of Thomas Cromwell's rise to prominence in the Tudor court. Accepting the award at The Guildhall, London, Mantel told the audience that it had taken her about 20 years to decide whether to write this particular book. Chairman of judges James Naughtie said, the decision was based on the sheer bigness of the book, the boldness of its narrative and its scene setting. The Judges thought it was an extraordinary piece of story-telling.