Description
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction A BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick Based on actual events, Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is a haunting work of historical fiction, following the final days of a young woman accused of murder in 19th-century Iceland. 'Outstanding' - Madeline Miller, author of Circe 'Gripping, intriguing and unique' - Kate Mosse, author of The Burning Chambers Northern Iceland, 1829. A woman condemned to death for murdering her lover. A family forced to take her in. A priest tasked with absolving her. But all is not as it seems, and time is running out: winter is coming, and with it the execution date. Only she can know the truth. This is Agnes's story . . . 'One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I've read' - Independent 'Remarkable' - Sunday Times 'A must-read' - Grazia Shortlisted for the G uardian First Book Award Shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature. ** Read Hannah Kent's memoir about Iceland, Always Home, Always Homesick **
| EAN: | 9781035038626 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 27.02.2024 |
| Autoren: | Kent, Hannah |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 354 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / General |
| Keyword: | true story; crime; historical fiction; 19th century; love; betrayal; true crime; murder; hanging; thriller; haunting; Scandinavian; Icelandic; Nordic; 1800s; punishment; history |
| Fachschema: | Australien / Roman, Erzählung~Australische Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~Island / Roman, Erzählung~Kriminalgeschichte - Kriminalgeschichten~True Crime~Verbrechen / Kriminalfälle |
| Fachkategorie: | Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik~Historische Kriminalromane~Historischer Roman~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Raumwahrnehmung~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Soziales~Belletristik: basierend auf wahren Begebenheiten |
| Imprint-Titels: | Picador |
| Länge: | 194 mm |
| Breite: | 127 mm |