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'''''Sacred Hunger''''' is a [[historical novel]] by [[Barry Unsworth]] first published in [[1992 in literature|1992]]. It was joint winner of the [[Man Booker Prize|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]]. The two major characters are cousins Erasmus Kemp, son of a wealthy merchant from [[Lancashire]], and Matthew Paris, a surgeon who goes on the voyage. The novel's central theme is [[greed]], with the subject of [[slavery]] being a primary medium for exploring the issue. |
'''''Sacred Hunger''''' is a [[historical novel]] by [[Barry Unsworth]] first published in [[1992 in literature|1992]]. It was joint winner of the [[Man Booker Prize|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]]. The two major characters are cousins Erasmus Kemp, son of a wealthy merchant from [[Lancashire]], and Matthew Paris, a surgeon who goes on the voyage. The novel's central theme is [[greed]], with the subject of [[slavery]] being a primary medium for exploring the issue. |
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Revision as of 08:55, 2 October 2006
| Author | Barry Unsworth |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | 27 February 1992 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 640 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0241130034 (first edition, hardback) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Preceded by | Sugar and Rum |
| Followed by | Morality Play |
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. The two major characters are cousins Erasmus Kemp, son of a wealthy merchant from Lancashire, and Matthew Paris, a surgeon who goes on the voyage. The novel's central theme is greed, with the subject of slavery being a primary medium for exploring the issue.
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