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Barry Unsworth

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A British 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.

title	form	genre	written	owned
The Partnership	novel	(undefined)	1966
The Greeks Have a Word For It	novel	(undefined)	1967
The Hide	novel	(undefined)	1970
Mooncranker's Gift	novel	(undefined)	1973
The Big Day	novel	(undefined)	1976
Pascali's Island	novel	historical	1980
The Rage of the Vulture	novel	historical	1982
Stone Virgin	novel	(undefined)	1985
Sugar and Rum	novel	(undefined)	1988
Sacred Hunger	novel	historical	1992
Morality Play	novel	historical	1995
After Hannibal	novel	(undefined)	1996
Losing Nelson	novel	(undefined)	1999
The Songs of the Kings	novel	mythological	2002
The Ruby in Her Navel	novel	historical	2006
Land of Marvels	novel	historical	2009
The Quality of Mercy	novel	historical	2011

award	category	for	year
Man Booker Prize	Fiction	Sacred Hunger	1992

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