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Sacred Hunger (Signed copy)
by Barry Unsworth
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hythe, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1992. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good. First edition, third printing. Hardback, bound in black cloth with printed white titling and design to spine. 24 × 15.5cm, 630pp. Signed directly to the title page by Barry Unsworth. Sacred Hunger is a stunning and engrossing exploration of power, domination, and greed. Filled with the "sacred hunger" to expand its empire and its profits, England entered full into the slave trade and spread the trade throughout its colonies. In this Booker Prize-winning work, Barry Unsworth follows the failing fortunes of William Kemp, a merchant pinning his last chance to a slave ship; his son who needs a fortune because he is in love with an upper-class woman; and his nephew who sails on the ship as its doctor because he has lost all he has loved. The voyage meets its demise when disease spreads among the slaves and the captain's drastic response provokes a mutiny. Joining together, the sailors and the slaves set up a secret, utopian society in the wilderness of Florida, only to await the vengeance of the single-minded, young Kemp. Condition: A reading copy. Whilst the book is in solid, readable condition, it lacks the dustwrapper and is comprehensively foxed to the page edges. **PLEASE NOTE: As this is a heavy book, postage may have to be increased for overseas (non-UK) buyers, or decreased where appropriate. Please see the COX AND BUDGE BOOKS website for full shipping details or drop us an email**
Synopsis
Sacred Hunger is a historical novel by Barry Unsworth first published in 1992. It was joint winner of the Booker Prize that year, sharing the position with Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient. The story is set in the mid 18th century and centers around the Liverpool Merchant, a slave ship employed in the triangular trade, a central trade route in the Atlantic slave trade.
Reviews
On Jun 26 2012, Okfine said:
It was a great read, full of truth and realism.
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- Bookseller
- Cox and Budge Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013726
- Title
- Sacred Hunger (Signed copy)
- Author
- Barry Unsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 3rd Printing
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Reading Copy
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- Edges
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