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Sacred Hunger

By Barry Unsworth

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Sacred Hunger

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WINNER OF THE 1992 BOOKER PRIZE 'Gripping . . . SACRED HUNGER covers a period between 1752 and 1765 . . . it concerns 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" . . . the Liverpool Merchant is the vessel on which the whole of the novel hinges, and it carries the reader deep into the history of man's iniquitous greed . . . AS REGARDS ITS DRAMATIC BREADTH AND ENERGY, NO RECENT DOMESTIC NOVEL HAS COME WITHIN A MILE OF IT' - Anthony Quinn in the Independent
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
640
Release Date:
1993-02-04
Publication Date:
1993-02-04
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0140119930
ISBN13:
9780140119930
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
417 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
199 cm
Thickness:
45 cm

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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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