Burial Rites

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

This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Funeral.
Burial Rites
First edition (Australia)
AuthorHannah Kent
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherPan Macmillan (AUS)
Little, Brown (US)
Picador (UK)
Publication date
2013
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages338
ISBN9781742612829

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Flinders University, with additional mentoring by Geraldine Brooks, after this, Kent was awarded the Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2011.[2][3]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
  • Burial Rites was included in the VCE text response texts from 2014.
  • Dedication: For my Family
  • Included in the QCAA prescribed text list in 2020.[5]

Reviews

Interviews
  • The Australian - "Hannah Kent's debut novel Burial Rites is written in cold blood" by Stephen Romei[8]

Awards and nominations

Film

In 2017, it was announced that Luca Guadagnino will direct a film adaptation starring Jennifer Lawrence.[10]

References
  1. "Hannah Kent chats to Margo Lanagan". www.readings.com.au. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. Morris, Linda (2013-05-03). "Interview: Hannah Kent". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  3. "Grim murder history wins Hannah major writing prize". News. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. Kent, Hannah 'Keep Calm and Carry On: An Unexpected Path to Publication', Kill Your Darlings, Issue 13 (April 2013)
  5. "Prescribed Text List" (PDF). Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority. October 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  6. "Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, review", The Guardian, 31 August 2013
  7. "The Real Deal by Ben Etherington", Sydney Review of Books, 8 November 2013
  8. "Hannah Kent's debut novel Burial Rites is written in cold blood" by Stephen Romei, The Australian, 20 April 2013
  9. "The Nielsen BookData Booksellers' Choice Award - Australian Booksellers Association". www.booksellers.org.au. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  10. Brent Lang (12 December 2017). "Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Luca Guadagnino's 'Burial Rites'". Variety.
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