BURIAL RITES

Book ID/图书代码： 03540012B55916

English Summary/英文概要： Based on a true story, Burial Rites is a superb debut novel which explores the case of the last woman to be publicly beheaded in Iceland in 1829. Agnes Magnúsdóttir has been charged with the brutal murder of Natan Ketilsson, her former employer, and has been sent to an isolated residence where she is to be detained throughout her trial. Horrified at having a cold murderer in their midst the family, especially Margret the farmer’s wife, who live at the property treat her with disdain and caution.

A young assistant priest, Toti, has been appointed her spiritual guardian and must regularly visit her in an attempt to salvage her soul. Through Toti’s visits, the family learns more about Agnes and the crime she’s apparently committed and as the days to the beheading draw closer, they realise all is not what it first seemed.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《葬礼》是作家肯特颇受好评的处女作，全书改编自一个真实的故事，围绕1829年冰岛国内最后一名被斩首示众的女性--艾格尼丝•玛格努斯多蒂发生。艾格尼丝被指控残忍地杀害了她的前任雇主那坦•凯蒂尔森，期间艾格尼丝被送往了一个偏远居民区里的农夫家等待审判。家中住着一名冷血杀手令农夫一家都胆战心惊，尤其是农夫的妻子玛格丽特，她对艾格尼丝一直充满了戒备与轻蔑。

托蒂是名年轻的助理牧师，他被派往但任艾格尼丝的精神导师，定期拜访艾格尼丝以救赎她的灵魂。在托蒂一次次探访后，农夫一家开始逐渐了解艾格尼丝与她所犯下的罪行，然而随着斩首日一天天逼近，他们突然发现一切另有隐情。(DC)

Awards/获奖情况：’Burial Rites is an accomplished gem, its prose as crisp and sparkling as its northern setting.’ Geraldine Brooks, author of Year of Wonders

‘[An] astonishing first novel’ Instyle

‘A compelling read, heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure.’ Anne Berry, author of The Hungry Ghosts

‘Hannah Kent’s gorgeous and haunting Burial Rites will touch your heart.’ Charlotte Rogan, author of The Lifeboat

’So gripping I wanted to rush through the pages, but so beautifully written I wanted to linger over every sentence. Hannah Kent’s debut novel is outstanding.’ Madeline Miller, Orange Prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles

’Hannah Kent has crafted a genre all her own. Burial Rites is both a compelling thriller and a profound meditation on a mythic landscape.’ Annabel Lyon, author of The Golden Mean

BURIAL RITES has been chosen as one ABA’s top debut authors. See: http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/hannah-kent-chosen-as-one-of-abas-top-debut-authors-/

There’s a great review from The Sydney Morning Herald

Do also watch these videos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuQgUQTcvZE
http://www.mamamia.com.au/entertainment/the-book-circle-june13/

About the Author/作者介绍： 汉娜•肯特，师从杰拉尔丁•布鲁克斯，她凭借其手稿《葬礼》赢得了2011年度澳洲未出版图书奖。肯特是澳洲文学杂志Kill Your Darlings的创办者之一，同时也是该杂志副编辑。目前作者于弗林德斯大学教授创造性写作与英语语言，同时攻读博士学位。

2011年，她参与了墨尔本大学澳洲中心彼得•布拉塞终生创作奖的评审工作，其优秀作品曾发表在众多报刊杂志，包括《大事件》《澳洲书评》，The Wheeler Centre, Kill Your Darlings, Voicework等。

Hannah Kent won the 2011 Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award for her manuscript, Burial Rites, and is currently mentored by Geraldine Brooks. She is the co-founder and deputy editor of Australian literary journal Kill Your Darlings, and teaches Creative Writing and English at Flinders University, where she is also completing her PhD.

In 2011 she was a judge of Melbourne University/The Australian Centre’s Peter Blazey Fellowship for Life Writing. Her creative and critical writing has appeared in The Big Issue, Australian Book Review, The Wheeler Centre, Kill Your Darlings and Voiceworks, amongst others.

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