I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing Burial Rites, I … - Hannah Kent

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Comedy is deemed inferior to tragedy primarily because of the social prevalence of narcissistic pathology. In other words people who are too self important to laugh at their own frequently ridiculous behavior have vested interest in gravity because it supports their illusions of grandosity.

Hannah Kent

I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing Burial Rites, I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.

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I first heard the story of Agnes Magnusdottir when I was an exchange student in the north of Iceland.

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Cruel birds, ravens, but wise. And creatures should be loved for their wisdom if they cannot be loved for kindness.

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In Iceland, you can see the contours of the mountains wherever you go, and the swell of the hills, and always beyond that the horizon. And theres this strange thing: youre never sort of hidden; you always feel exposed in that landscape. But it makes it very beautiful as well.

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I don't want to be remembered, I want to be here!

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A bubble of fear passes up my spine. It's the feeling of standing on ice and suddenly hearing it crack under your weight - both thrilling and terrifying together.

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