 First edition (Australia) | |
| Author | Hannah Kent |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan (AUS) Little, Brown (US) Picador (UK) |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 338 |
| ISBN | 9781742612829 |
Burial Rites (2013) is a novel by Australian author Hannah Kent, based on a true story.
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. [1]
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. [2] 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 After this, Kent was awarded the Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2011. [3] [4]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award | — | Won | |
| 2013 | Guardian First Book Award | — | Shortlisted | |
| Nib Literary Award | — | Shortlisted | ||
| The Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize | Won | |||
| 2014 | ALS Gold Medal | — | Shortlisted | |
| Australian Book Industry Awards | Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year | Won | ||
| Booktopia People's Choice Award | Won | |||
| National Book Awards (UK) | International Author of the Year | Shortlisted | ||
| Davitt Award | Adult Crime Novel | Shortlisted | [9] | |
| Debut Crime Novel | Won | [9] | ||
| Readers' Choice Award | Won | [9] | ||
| Indie Book Awards (AUS) | Debut Fiction | Won | [10] | |
| Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award | — | Won | [11] | |
| Stella Prize | — | Shortlisted | ||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | Fiction | Shortlisted | ||
| People's Choice Award | Won | |||
| Voss Literary Prize | — | Shortlisted | ||
| Women's Prize for Fiction | — | Shortlisted | ||
| 2015 | International Dublin Literary Award | — | Shortlisted |
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