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Hannah Kent (born 1985) is an Australian writer, known for two novels – Burial Rites (2013) and The Good People (2016). Her third novel, Devotion, was published in 2021.
Learn about Hannah Kent, the Australian author of Burial Rites, The Good People and Devotion. Explore her novels based on true stories of women in Iceland, Ireland and Prussia.
Feb 10, 2019 · Hannah Kent's first novel, the international bestseller, Burial Rites (2013), was translated into 30 languages and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Guardian First Book Award. It won the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year, the Indie Awards Debut Fiction Book of the Year and the Victorian Premier's People's Choice ...
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Hannah Kent is an award-winning Australian novelist and screenwriter. She is the author of Burial Rites, The Good People, and Devotion, which are being adapted for film by Sony TriStar, Aquarius Productions, and Dollhouse Pictures.
Burial Rites is a novel by Hannah Kent based on a true story of a woman condemned to death in Iceland in 1829. It explores themes of freedom, identity and love in a harsh and beautiful landscape.
Aug 29, 2013 · 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.
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Oct 26, 2021 · Hanne finds little comfort in the local girls and friendship doesn't come easily, until she meets Thea and she finds in her a kindred spirit and finally, acceptance. Hanne's family are Old Lutherans, and in her small village hushed worship is done secretly - this is a community under threat.
