Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth

Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth

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A story about the entangled and conflicted fortunes of two cousins: Erasmus Kemp, the son of a Lancashire merchant, and Matthew Paris, a scholar and surgeon just released from prison for denying Holy Writ. This novel was awarded 1992 Booker prize.

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Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth

A story about the entangled and conflicted fortunes of two cousins: Erasmus Kemp, the son of a Lancashire merchant, and Matthew Paris, a scholar and surgeon just released from prison for denying Holy Writ. This novel was awarded 1992 Booker prize.
Barry Unsworth won the Booker Prize with SACRED HUNGER and has been shortlisted for PASCALI'S ISLAND and MORALITY PLAY. He is author of many other acclaimed novels. Originally from Durham he now lives in Italy.
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ISBN 13 9780140119930
ISBN 10 0140119930
Title Sacred Hunger
Author Barry Unsworth
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1993-02-04
Number of pages 640
Prizes Winner of Booker Prize for Fiction 1992
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.