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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution.
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution.
Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard.
Riveting and rich with lyricism, Burial Rites evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place, and asks the question, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution.
Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard.
Riveting and rich with lyricism, Burial Rites evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place, and asks the question, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?
Hannah Kent was born in Adelaide in 1985 and now lives in Melbourne. Burial Rites, her debut novel, was nominated for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (previously the Orange Prize), the Guardian First Book Award, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and was translated into nearly thirty languages. She's also the founding and publishing director of a literary publication in Australia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316243919 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316243914 |
| Title | Burial Rites |
| Author | Hannah Kent |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little Brown and Company |
| Year published | 2013-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Commended for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2015, Commended for Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (Fiction) 2014, Commended for Indies Choice Book Awards (Debut Author) 2014, Short-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2013 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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