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SACRED HUNGER.
by Unsworth, Barry
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in illustrated cream wrappers - a tight, apparently unread copy.
- Seller
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Doubleday,, 1992.. First edition -. Near fine in illustrated cream wrappers - a tight, apparently unread copy. . Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. ) Epic novel, co-winner of the Booker Award (with Ondaatje's English Patient.), a book which explores one of history's greatest tragedy - the inhumanity of the slave trade. Beginning in 1752 Liverpool, this is the story of a slaving ship, of mutineers and African captives who establish a secret community in Florida, of hope and greed and a desire to start over again. An incredible achievement. 630 pp.
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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Details
- Seller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 55651
- Title
- SACRED HUNGER.
- Author
- Unsworth, Barry
- Format/Binding
- First edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in illustrated cream wrappers - a tight, apparently unread copy.
- Publisher
- Doubleday,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1992.
- Keywords
- booker prize, slave trade, arc, advance issue,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction;
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