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Barry Unsworth
English novelist (1930-2012) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 81
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.
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2012Died4 June 20121997Best Crime Novel in Swedish TranslationAward1992Booker PrizeAward1974Heinemann AwardAward1930Born10 August 1930
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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2012 · aged 81
