Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used
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Luddenham, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1992. Used. It is 1752 and on a wave of optimism the Liverpool Merchant sets sail, her owner and captain greedily anticipating the easy money to be had from the buying and selling of African slaves.
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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- Petes Loved Books (AU)
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- Product_3024
- Title
- Sacred Hunger
- Author
- Barry Unsworth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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