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Historical Fiction · DarkA slave ship sails from Liverpool in 1752, and its crew and cargo start to turn on each other
Sacred Hunger
1992640 pagesModerate readSteady pace
★ Booker Prize, 1992
A slave ship in the eighteenth century
In 1752 the Liverpool Merchant, a slave ship, sets out for Africa under a merchant's plans for profit. Matthew Paris, the ship's surgeon, and his cousin Erasmus Kemp are caught up in the events that follow. It shared the 1992 Booker Prize with The English Patient.
More about this book
Who
Matthew Paris, the ship's surgeon, and the crew and captives aboard.
World
Liverpool, a slave ship and the Atlantic in 1752.
What makes it different
It follows the trade in people through both its victims and its profiteers.
Feel
Harrowing and gripping.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Sacred HungerWikipedia