Hannah Kent

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  • Bibliography:
    4 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2013
  • Latest Book:
    February 2022
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About the Author

Hannah Kent was born in Adelaide in 1985. As a teenager she travelled to Iceland on a Rotary Exchange, where she first heard the story of Agnes Magnusdottir. Hannah is the co-founder and deputy editor of Australian literary journal Kill Your Darlings, and is completing her PhD at Flinders University. In 2011 she won the inaugural Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscripts Award. Burial Rites is her first novel.

Book List in Order: 4 titles

  • Burial Rites

    With Iceland's stark landscape as her backdrop, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life . . the story of Agnes, a woman charged with the brutal murder of her master in 1828 and sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of hou...

  • Sight Lines

    ‘Of the many anthologies coming out of university writing programs, the annual UTS collection has always been the standout.’ Kerryn Goldsworthy, The Sydney Morning HeraldThe UTS Writers’ Anthology is an annual publication produced by the Univer...

  • The Good People

    Based on true events in nineteenth century Ireland, Hannah Kent's startling new novel tells the story of three women, drawn together to rescue a child from a superstitious community. Nora, bereft after the death of her husband, finds herself alone an...

  • Devotion



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Hannah Kent has published 4 books.

Hannah Kent does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Devotion, was published in February 2022.

The first book by Hannah Kent, Burial Rites, was published in September 2013.

No. Hannah Kent does not write books in series.
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