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Amid the squalid pomp and glittering decay of the Sublime Porte in 1908 the vultures of Europe gather, watching the last internal convulsions of the dying Empire. And among them Robert Markham, seeking through violence, intrigue and dispossession the final expiation of an ancient betrayal . . . 'A complex, carefully plotted story of political intrigue and suspense . . . Unsworth has painted a mesmerizing portrait of a man's perilous internal struggle with past demons . . . The richness of his language and imagery shimmers on every page' - Washington Post Book World
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Set in Constantinople in 1908, Robert Markham, an Englishman in government service, arrives with his imperious wife and young son. Unknown to his family, Markham has a terrible secret in his past. The author won the 1992 Booker Prize for "Sacred Hunger".
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Barry Unsworth jointly won the Booker Prize with SACRED HUNGER in 1992 and has been shortlisted for PASQUALI'S ISLAND and MORALITY PLAY. He is author of many other acclaimed novels. Originally from Durham he now lives in Italy.
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- Publication date2001
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