The Resource Burial rites : a novel, Hannah Kent
Burial rites : a novel, Hannah Kent
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- Summary
- 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 T⯴i, 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. . . . BURIAL RITES evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place --
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Burial rites : a novel
- Title
- Burial rites
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Hannah Kent
- Subject
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- trueMalicious accusation
- true1820s -- 1820 -- 1829
- trueAttitude change
- trueAustralian fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- trueCapital punishment
- trueFarm life
- trueHistorical fiction
- Iceland -- Fiction
- trueIceland -- History -- 19th century
- trueMagnusdottir, Agnes
- truePerception
- truePriests
- trueRural families -- Iceland
- trueWomen murderers
- Women murderers -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 T⯴i, 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. . . . BURIAL RITES evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place --
- Summary
- 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 Tóti, 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 sensationalstory they've heard. . . . BURIAL RITES evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place --
- Award
-
- Australian Book Industry Awards, Literary Fiction Book of the Year, 2014.
- Davitt Awards, Debut Crime, 2014.
- Davitt Awards, Readers' Choice, 2014.
- LibraryReads Favorites, 2013
- Nielsen BookData Australian Booksellers’ Choice Award, 2014.
- Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, People's Choice Award, 2014.
- Assigning source
- provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10190925
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1985-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kent, Hannah
- Dewey number
- 823.92
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women murderers
- Iceland
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Burial rites : a novel, Hannah Kent
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
- text
- Control code
- 000050879155
- Extent
- 436 pages.
- Isbn
- 9780316239806
- Isbn Type
- (large print)
- Label
- Burial rites : a novel, Hannah Kent
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
- text
- Control code
- 000050879155
- Extent
- 436 pages.
- Isbn
- 9780316239806
- Isbn Type
- (large print)
Subject
- trueMalicious accusation
- true1820s -- 1820 -- 1829
- trueAttitude change
- trueAustralian fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- trueCapital punishment
- trueFarm life
- trueHistorical fiction
- Iceland -- Fiction
- trueIceland -- History -- 19th century
- trueMagnusdottir, Agnes
- truePerception
- truePriests
- trueRural families -- Iceland
- trueWomen murderers
- Women murderers -- Fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueVictorian Premier's Literary Awards: People's Choice Award
- trueLibraryReads Favorites: 2013
- trueDavitt Awards (Australia): Readers' Choice
- trueDavitt Awards (Australia): Best Debut
- trueNielsen BookData Australian Booksellers' Choice Award
- trueAustralian Book Industry Awards: Literary Fiction Book of the Year
- trueEyewitness to History
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
- Award
- Australian Book Industry Awards, Literary Fiction Book of the Year, 2014.
- Award
- Davitt Awards, Debut Crime, 2014.
- Award
- Davitt Awards, Readers' Choice, 2014.
- Award
- LibraryReads Favorites, 2013
- Award
- Nielsen BookData Australian Booksellers’ Choice Award, 2014.
- Award
- Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, People's Choice Award, 2014.
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