Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393311147
- ISBN 13
- 9780393311143
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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
It was a great read, full of truth and realism.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Last Word Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 210440457
- Title
- Sacred Hunger
- Author
- Unsworth, Barry
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0393311147
- ISBN 13
- 9780393311143
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1993-11-17
- Size
- 5x1x8
- X weight
- 19 oz
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