Barry Unsworth (1930–2012)
Teoksen Sacred Hunger tekijä
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Barry Unsworth was born in Wingate, England on August 10, 1930. He received an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Manchester in 1951. He started out writing short stories, but soon switched to novels. His first novel, The Partnership, was published in 1966. He wrote 17 novels näytä lisää during his lifetime including Stone Virgin, Losing Nelson, The Songs of the Kings, Land of Marvels, and The Quality of Mercy. Sacred Hunger won a Booker Prize in 1992. Morality Play and Pascali's Island were both made into feature films. He died from lung cancer on June 5, 2012 at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Sarjat
Tekijän teokset
Stone virgin 1 kappale
Associated Works
Pascali's Island [1988 film] — Original novel — 5 kappaletta
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Kanoninen nimi
- Unsworth, Barry
- Virallinen nimi
- Unsworth, Barry Forster
- Syntymäaika
- 1930-08-10
- Kuolinaika
- 2012-06-04
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- UK
- Syntymäpaikka
- Wingate, Durham, England, UK
- Kuolinpaikka
- Perugia, Italy
- Kuolinsyy
- lung cancer
- Asuinpaikat
- Athens, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
Perugia, Umbria, Italy - Koulutus
- Stockton-on-Tees Grammar School
University of Manchester - Ammatit
- teacher (English)
novelist - Suhteet
- Unsworth, Tania (daughter)
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
Creative Writing Fellowship (1978-1979)
Jäseniä
Keskustelut
BRITISH AUTHOR CHALLENGE JANUARY - HILL AND UNSWORTH, 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (helmikuu 2016)
Kirja-arvosteluja
Listat
Booker Prize (4)
Favourite Books (1)
Palkinnot
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- Jäseniä
- 6,357
- Suosituimmuussija
- #3,870
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.9
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 168
- ISBN:t
- 210
- Kielet
- 14
- Kuinka monen suosikki
- 23
It tells the tale of a renegade clergyman who having wandered out of his diocese and sleeping with a woman, adjoins himself to a wandering band of actors living hand to mouth during the dark ages. With one of their ensemble recently deceased, they take in the minister and head to a nearby town to try and bury their late companion. And it is within this village that they become embroiled in the tragic deaths of young boys under suspicious circumstances. Carried on a macabre and judicious wave of artistic furore the company decide to take the hitherto step of ditching their biblical enactments to instead perform an impromptu play of the most recent murder when, after gathering evidence from various town sources, they stumble upon a suspicious verdict as to who the town believe commits the crime: the boy’s deaf mother, no less.
Part philosophical treatise on ‘the roles we play’, part mystery, part historical, medieval narrative, this short novel offers substantial intrigue and ideas about medieval life and what it is to portray oneself and others. It’s an engaging, fast-paced novel that transports you to a time of a brutal and primitive England, where the finesse and talents of artists and artisans exist precariously amidst the oppressive royal and religious regimes. 3/5
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