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Sacred Hunger is a historical novel by Barry Unsworth first published in 1992. It shared the Booker Prize that year with Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient. The story is set in the mid 18th century and centres on the Liverpool Merchant, a slave ship employed in the triangular trade, a central trade route in the Atlantic slave trade. The two main characters are cousins Erasmus Kemp, son of a wealthy merchant from Lancashire and Matthew Paris, a physician and scientist who goes on the voyage. The novel's central theme is greed, with the subject of slavery being a primary medium for exploring the issue.The story line has a very extensive cast of characters, some featuring in only one scene, others continually developed throughout the story, but most described in intricate detail. The narrative interweaves elements of appalling cruelty and horror with extended comedic interludes, and employs frequent period expressions. A sequel, The Quality of Mercy, was published in 2011; it was Unsworth's last book. (en) Sacred Hunger è un romanzo storico di Barry Unsworth del 1992, anno in cui è stato premiato con il Booker Prize a pari merito con Il paziente inglese di Michael Ondaatje. La storia, ambientata verso la metà del XVIII secolo, ruota attorno alla Liverpool Merchant, una nave impiegata nella Tratta atlantica degli schiavi africani, una rotta centrale del traffico degli schiavi sull'atlantico. I due personaggi principali sono i cugini Erasmus Kemp, figlio di un ricco mercate del Lancashire, e Matthew Paris, un dottore e scienziato che si imbarca sulla nave. Il tema principale del romanzo è l'avarizia, e il tema della schiavitù viene usato come mezzo per esplorare la questione. (it) |
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