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Burial Rites
Author:Hannah Kent
Country:Australia
Language:English
Genre:Novel
Publisher:Pan Macmillan (AUS)
Little, Brown (US)
Picador (UK)
Release Date:2013
Media Type:Print (Paperback)
Pages:338
Isbn:9781742612829

Burial Rites (2013) is a novel by Australian author Hannah Kent, based on a true story.

Background

Kent was inspired to write Burial Rites during her time as an exchange student in Iceland when she was 17, where she learnt the story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir.[1] She then made it the topic of her honours degree thesis and PhD at Flinders University, with additional mentoring by Geraldine Brooks. After this, Kent was awarded the Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2011.[2] [3]

Plot summary

Burial Rites tells the story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, a servant in northern Iceland who was condemned to death after the murder of two men, one of whom was her employer, and became the last woman put to death in Iceland.[4]

Notes

Reviews

Interviews

Awards and nominations

Film

In 2017, it was announced that Luca Guadagnino will direct a film adaptation starring Jennifer Lawrence.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hannah Kent chats to Margo Lanagan . www.readings.com.au . 2013-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804114618/https://www.readings.com.au/news/hannah-kent-chats-to-margo-lanagan . 2020-08-04 . live . Lanagan . Margo . 2022-06-15 . en.
  2. Web site: Interview: Hannah Kent . . 2013-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703035608/http://www.smh.com.au:80/entertainment/books/interview-hannah-kent-20130502-2ittb.html? . 2013-07-03 . live . Morris . Linda . 2022-06-15 . en.
  3. Web site: Grim murder history wins Hannah major writing prize . . 2011-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230517133757/https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2011/11/30/grim-murder-history-wins-hannah-major-writing-prize/ . 2023-05-17 . live . 2022-06-15 . en-AU.
  4. Kent, Hannah 'Keep Calm and Carry On: An Unexpected Path to Publication', Kill Your Darlings, Issue 13 (April 2013)
  5. Web site: October 2018. Prescribed Text List. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190228205443/https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/portal/snr_english_eal_prescribed_texts_list_2019-21.pdf . 2019-02-28 . 2020-08-14. Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
  6. Web site: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent – review . . 2013-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130831160506/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/31/burial-rites-hannah-kent-review . 2013-08-31 . live . Moss . Sarah.
  7. Web site: The Real Deal: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent . . 2013-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112180214/http://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/the-real-deal/ . 2013-11-12 . live . Etherington . Ben.
  8. Web site: Hannah Kent's debut novel Burial Rites is written in cold blood . . 2013-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130420023452/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/hannah-kents-debut-novel-burial-rites-is-written-in-cold-blood/story-fn9n8gph-1226623451767 . 2013-04-20 . dead . Romei . Stephen.
  9. Web site: "Indie Book Awards - Winners 2014" . Australian Independent Booksellers. 16 March 2024.
  10. Web site: The Nielsen BookData Booksellers' Choice Award - Australian Booksellers Association. www.booksellers.org.au. 2019-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724040836/https://www.booksellers.org.au/aba-awards/98-the-neilsen-bookdata-bookseller-choice-award. 2019-07-24. dead.
  11. Web site: "Whodunnit? The women killing it in crime writing" . The NewDaily. 29 January 2024.
  12. News: Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Luca Guadagnino's 'Burial Rites' . Brent Lang . . 12 December 2017.

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