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Katharine Burdekin

Born

in Spondon, Derbyshire, England, The United Kingdom

July 23, 1896

Died

August 10, 1963

Genre

Science Fiction, Dystopia

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British novelist who wrote speculative fiction dealing with political, social, and spiritual issues.

She was the sister of Rowena Cade, creator of the Minack Theatre in Cornwall. Many of her novels could be categorized as feminist utopian/dystopian fiction.
She also wrote under the name Kay Burdekin and under the pseudonym Murray Constantine. Daphne Patai unraveled "Murray Constantine's" true identity while doing research on utopian and dystopian fiction in the mid-1980s. ...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 3,165 ratings · 453 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Swastika Night by Katharine Burdekin, Murray Constantine, Daphne Patai (Afterword) 3.62 avg rating — 3,074 ratings — published 1937	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Proud Man by Katharine Burdekin, Daphne Patai (Afterword) 4.15 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1934 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The End of This Day's Business by Katharine Burdekin, Daphne Patai (Afterword) 3.90 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Children's Country it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1929 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quiet Ways 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1930	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reasonable Hope 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1924	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil, Poor Devil by Katharine Burdekin, Murray Constantine (Pseudonym) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1934 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rebel Passion by Katharine Burdekin, Katharine Burdekin 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1929 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Burning Ring by Katharine Burdekin, Katharine Burdekin liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1929 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anna Colquhoun 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1922	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Almanlar ,kalplerinizi taşlaştırın.Kalplerinizi her şeye karşı ,ama en çok da kadınların gözyaşlarına karşı taşlaştırın.Bir kadının ruhu yoktur ve bu yüzden de acı çekemez.Onun gözyaşları sahtedir,aldatmacadır.”
― Katharine Burdekin, Swastika Night

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“You can't really trust any man who is religious. If your interests conflict with the religion the man breaks his word and betrays you and thinks he's right to do so.”
― Katharine Burdekin, Swastika Night

tags: evil, religion

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“Hitler Tanrı'ysa,ben de Tanrı'yım.Ama ikimizin de Tanrı falan olmadığını düşünmek daha mantıklı tabii.Ve daha makul”
― Katharine Burdekin, Swastika Night

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