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	Topics Barry Unsworth Topic Home Barry Unsworth (born 8 August 1930) is a BritishGreat Britain Great Britain is an island lying off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe and to the east of Ireland, comprising the ma... novelist who is known for novels with historical themes. He has published 15 novels, and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, winning once for the 1992 novel Sacred HungerSacred Hunger *Sacred Hunger* is a historical novel by Barry Unsworth first published in 1992.... . Unsworth was born in Wingate, a mining village in DurhamCounty Durham County Durham is a county in north-east England.... , EnglandFacts About England England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom.... . He graduated from the University of ManchesterUniversity of Manchester The University of Manchester is a large university located in Manchester, England.... in 1951, and lived in FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and whi... for a year teaching EnglishEnglish language English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries.... . He also traveled extensively in GreeceGreece GreeceGreece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa.... and TurkeyTurkey Overview Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Sou... during the 1960s, lecturing at the University of Athens and the University of Istanbul. In 1999 he was a visiting professor at the University of Iowa's renowned Iowa Writers' WorkshopIowa Writers' Workshop The Program in Creative Writing, more commonly known as the Iowa Writers' Workshop, at the University of Iowa in Iowa ... . In 2004 he taught literatureLiterature Literature is literally "acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary .... and creative writingCreative writing Summary Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from generic writing.... classes at Kenyon CollegeKenyon College Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of the The Epis... in OhioFacts About Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state of the United States.... . He currently lives in UmbriaUmbria Umbria is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south.... , ItalyItaly Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European country.... . His first novel, The Partnership, was published in 1966. Pascali's Island (1980), the first of his novels to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize, is set on an unnamed Aegean island during the last years of the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire Summary The Ottoman Empire , is also sometimes known in the West as the Turkish Empire.... . The novel was later adapted as a filmPascali's Island *Pascali's Island* is a film written and directed by James Dearden, and based on a 1980 novel by Barry Unsworth.... by James Dearden, starring Charles DanceFacts About Charles Dance Charles Dance OBE is an English actor.... , Helen MirrenHelen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren, DBE is an Emmy Award-winning English stage, television and movie actress. ... , and Ben KingsleyBen Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley is an Academy Award-winning British actor. ... as the title character. Morality PlayMorality play Morality plays are a type of theatrical allegory in which the protagonist is met by personifications of various moral attrib... , shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1995, is a murder mystery set in 14th-century England, and was adapted as a film, called The ReckoningThe Reckoning The Reckoning is a murder-mystery set during the medieval period.... , starring Paul BettanyPaul Bettany Paul Bettany is an English actor most famous for his roles as Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight's Tale, in A Beautiful Mind... and Willem DafoeWillem Dafoe Overview William "Willem" Dafoe, Jr. is an American film and stage actor and a founding member of the experimental theatre company Th... . Sacred HungerSacred Hunger *Sacred Hunger* is a historical novel by Barry Unsworth first published in 1992.... (1992) centers on the Atlantic slave trade that moves from Liverpool to West Africa, Florida and the West Indies. It was joint winner of the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1992, along with Michael OndaatjeMichael Ondaatje Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC is a Canadian/Sri Lankan novelist and poet perhaps best known for his Booker Prize winning nove... 's The English PatientThe English Patient Overview *The English Patient* is a 1892 novel by Michael Ondaatje which deals with the gradually revealed histories of a criticall... . Other novels include Mooncranker's Gift (1973) (winner of the Heinemann Award), Stone Virgin (1985), and Losing Nelson (1999). Novels The Partnership The Greeks Have a Word For It The Hide Mooncranker's Gift The Big Day Pascali's Island (originally published as The Idol Hunter) The Rage of the Vulture Stone Virgin Sugar and Rum Sacred HungerSacred Hunger *Sacred Hunger* is a historical novel by Barry Unsworth first published in 1992.... Morality PlayMorality play Morality plays are a type of theatrical allegory in which the protagonist is met by personifications of various moral attrib... After Hannibal Losing Nelson The Songs of the Kings The Ruby in her Navel Land of Marvels External links