Memorial Page for Barry Unsworth

Aug 10, 1930 – Jun 4, 2012(81 years)Died in:Perugia, Umbria

English novelist

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Biography

Birthplace

Wingate, England

Place of Death

Perugia, Umbria

Nationality

United Kingdom

Cause of Death

lung cancer

Occupation(2)

writer novelist

Awards(4)

Booker PrizeFellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureBest Crime Novel in Swedish TranslationHeinemann Award

Education(1)

University of Manchester

Barry Unsworth (* August 10, 1930 in Wingate; † June 4, 2012 in Perugia) was an english novelist. He was 81 years old. He studied at University of Manchester. He received 4 awards, including Booker Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His cause of death was lung cancer.

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Born in Wingate, England

1930

Heinemann Award

1974

Booker Prize

1992

Sacred Hunger

Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation

1997

Morality Play

Died in Perugia, Umbria (lung cancer)

2012

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Barry Unsworth. Forever remembered.