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Barry Unsworth

Born

in Wingate, County Durham, England, The United Kingdom

August 10, 1930

Died

June 04, 2012

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Barry Unsworth was an English writer known for his historical fiction. He published 17 novels, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, winning once for the 1992 novel Sacred Hunger.

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Average rating: 3.88 · 19,970 ratings · 2,250 reviews · 56 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sacred Hunger (Sacred Hunger #1) 4.12 avg rating — 7,437 ratings — published 1992 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morality Play 3.78 avg rating — 4,459 ratings — published 1995 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quality of Mercy (Sacred Hunger, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 923 ratings — published 2011 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ruby in Her Navel 3.43 avg rating — 854 ratings — published 2006 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Songs of the Kings 3.74 avg rating — 696 ratings — published 2002 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Land of Marvels 3.24 avg rating — 765 ratings — published 2009 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stone Virgin 3.66 avg rating — 533 ratings — published 1985 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Losing Nelson 3.61 avg rating — 536 ratings — published 1999 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pascali's Island 3.51 avg rating — 424 ratings — published 1980 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After Hannibal 3.41 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 1996 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Nothing a man suffers will prevent him from inflicting suffering on others. Indeed, it will teach him the way”
― Barry Unsworth, Sacred Hunger

tags: suffering

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“Money is sacred as everyone knows... So then must be the hunger for it and the means we use to obtain it. Once a man is in debt he becomes a flesh and blood form of money, a walking investment. You can do what you like with him, you can work him to death or you can sell him. This cannot be called cruelty or greed because we are seeking only to recover our investment and that is a sacred duty.”
― Barry Unsworth, Sacred Hunger

tags: capitalism, christianity, debt, slavery

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“Love does not stand still, as everyone knows; it is always adding to its own shape whether by advance or retreat. Wounds can be absorbed, but only like elements embodied in a story; they are always there, part of the meaning.”
― Barry Unsworth, Sacred Hunger

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December 2014 New School Classics Poll

Which book would you like to read for our December 2014 New School Classics group read?

1963, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, 288 pages

33 votes, 21.2%

1930, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, 267 pages

18 votes, 11.5%

1973, Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, 302 pages

16 votes, 10.3%

1981, Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, 647 pages

14 votes, 9.0%

1902, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, 224 pages

14 votes, 9.0%

1944, The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham, 314 pages

13 votes, 8.3%

1932, Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons, 233 pages

12 votes, 7.7%

1940, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, 368 pages

12 votes, 7.7%

1918, My Ántonia by Willa Cather, 232 pages

10 votes, 6.4%

1990, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, 413 pages

10 votes, 6.4%

1940, Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, 320 pages

2 votes, 1.3%

1961, A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul, 623 pages

1 vote, 0.6%

1992, Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth, 630 pages

1 vote, 0.6%

156 total votes

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