Barry Unsworth
Barry Unsworth FRSL 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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Genres:Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Books by Barry Unsworth
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Morality Play
by Barry Unsworth
Fiction
Literary Fiction
3.8(3,316)
In a snowbound 14th-century English village, a group of actors staging a play about a recent murder become entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that blurs the lines between performance and reality.
Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
Fiction
Literary Fiction
4.1(6,267)
On an 18th-century slave ship, a doctor, a merchant's son, and a desperate crew create a hidden community in the Florida wilderness, only to face a relentless pursuit of revenge.