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Burial Rites: Burial Rites

Useful Online Resources

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Author Biography

Hannah Kent's Facebook Page

Burial Rites and the Loneliness of the Long-Distance Writer
Hannah Kent writes in the Guardian on the process of composing the story

ABC Australian Story - No More Than A Ghost - 27:52

The Sagas

In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Icelandic Sagas in a fascinating discussion on BBC radio.
Welcome to the Icelandic Saga Database
This website contains the text of the Icelandic Sagas, including those referenced by Hannah Kent in the novel.
‘The Icelandic Sagas: Europe’s most important book?’ The Guardian, Books Blog, 3 October, 2008

Study Guides

Context

Burial Rites: a Photo Essay from Iceland