Sacred hunger : a novel
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New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017].
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9780525434115, 0525434119
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New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017].
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Book
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629 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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9780525434115, 0525434119

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Liverpool, 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.
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Man Booker Prize, 1992

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Unsworth, B. (2017). Sacred hunger: a novel (First Anchor books edition.). Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Unsworth, Barry, 1930-2012. 2017. Sacred Hunger: A Novel. Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Unsworth, Barry, 1930-2012. Sacred Hunger: A Novel Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.

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Unsworth, Barry. Sacred Hunger: A Novel First Anchor books edition., Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.

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