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Sacred Hunger

by Barry Unsworth

Booker · 1992 · Winner
Historical FictionISBN 9780307948441

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Booker Prize1992Winner

About the Author

Barry Unsworth (1930-2012) was an English author renowned for his historical fiction, born in Wingate, County Durham, and publishing 17 novels over his career. He achieved major literary success with the Booker Prize-winning Sacred Hunger (1992, co-winner), shortlistings for Pascali's Island (1980) and Morality Play (1995), and the Heinemann Award for Mooncranker's Gift (1973), often exploring themes of morality, empire, and human greed through past eras.

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