Sacred Hunger
by UNSWORTH, BARRY
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
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
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41303
- Title
- Sacred Hunger
- Author
- UNSWORTH, BARRY
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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