Hannah Kent
Born: 01-01-1985
Hannah Kent is an acclaimed Australian author known for her historical novels. Her debut novel, "Burial Rites," was inspired by true events in Iceland and received international praise. Born in Adelaide, Kent has a background in creative writing and co-founded the literary journal "Kill Your Darlings." Her writing is celebrated for its vivid storytelling and deep exploration of human emotions within historical contexts. Kent's works continue to captivate readers worldwide.
Book summaries for books written by Hannah Kent
Quotes
They said I must die. They said that I stole the breath from men, and now they must steal mine.
I am skinned. I am pinned. I am stripped. I am pinned. I am stripped. I am pinned. I am done.
They will see the whore, the madwoman, the murderess, the female dripping blood into the grass and laughing with her mouth choked with dirt.
They did not see the body of a woman who had been crushed, who had been broken, who had been beaten.
I am orphaned, fatherless, motherless, husbandless, childless.
I am tired of being seen as a thing to be dragged about, a creature to be beaten and raped.
He is not a monster, not a demon, not the devil. He is a man.
Memories shift like loose snow in a wind, or are a chorale of ghosts all talking over one another.
The worst part of being unloved is when you realize how much you love someone.
The past is made of glass, jutting into the present, never letting us forget.
They will not see the dead, the barren, the mad, the poor, the whoring, the pregnant, the murderess, the prisoner, the victim.
I feel a throb of longing under my skin, a hollowness in my chest. It is possible, after all, to miss something you no longer want.