Barry Unsworth

(1930–2012) Writer United Kingdom

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Barry Unsworth was a writer from the United Kingdom, best known for Pascali's Island.

Quick Facts About Barry Unsworth

Born: August 10, 1930
Died: June 4, 2012
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Writer
Notable works: Pascali's Island
Known for: Sacred Hunger

About 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Booker Prize Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation Heinemann Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

Quotes by Barry Unsworth · Page 3

In my generation, history was taught in terms of grand figures, men on whom the destiny of the nation hinged, quintessential heroes.

Barry Unsworth

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