#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Internationally bestselling author of Burial Rites and The Good People, Hannah Kent discusses her latest novel, Devotion – described by The Guardian as a “historic queer love story overwhelmed by solemn ecstasy” – with fellow novelist Kári Gíslason.
Hannah Kent in conversation with Kári Gíslason
#Artist
Hannah Kent
Hannah Kent is an Australian novelist and screenwriter. Her first book, Burial Rites, was an international bestseller and was translated into over 30 languages. It won the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year, the Indie Awards Debut Fiction Book of the Year, and the Victorian Premier's People's Choice Award and is currently being adapted for film by Sony TriStar.
Hannah's second novel, The Good People, was translated into 10 languages, shortlisted for several awards including the Walter Scott Award for Historical Fiction, and is currently being adapted for film by Aquarius Productions.
Hannah's original feature film, Run Rabbit Run, starring Sarah Snook, is directed by Daina Reid (The Handmaid's Tale) and produced by Carver and XYZ Films.
Her latest novel is Devotion.
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