{"product_id":"sacred-hunger-paperback","title":"Sacred Hunger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry Unsworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiverpool, 1752. William Kemp has lost a fortune in cotton speculation, and must recoup his losses if his son is to marry the wealthy woman whom he loves. His last resort is a slave ship, one that will take him to the Guinea coast, where he will trade for human cargo, then embark on the infamous Middle Passage. When disease ravages the ship and the African prisoners mutiny, William's profit-seeking venture falls apart. Slaves and sailors alike will join together to found a utopian community on the coast of Florida--not knowing that the vengeful, younger Kemp is in pursuit. Unsworth's tour de force is a profound meditation on the sacred hunger--the greed--couched within human nature, animating the slave trade. It is a novel that transcends its setting, illuminating larger truths that resonate to this day.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry Unsworth was born in 1930 and grew up in a mining town in northeast England. Descended from a long line of coal miners, he was the first Unsworth to escape the mines. He attended Manchester University and published his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Partnership\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1966. He is the author of seventeen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ruby in Her Navel\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003ePascali's Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMorality Play\u003c\/i\u003e, both shortlisted for the Booker; and \u003ci\u003eSacred Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e, co-winner of the Booker Prize. He died in 2012 at the age of eighty-one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687898222655,"sku":"9780525434115","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4ae3711b60252020dfd96f91b4facd27.webp?v=1764980183","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sacred-hunger-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}