From W.W. Norton

Novels by Barry Unsworth


After Hannibal
After Hannibal
A witty and illuminating work of contemporary manners and morals set in the beautiful landscape of Umbria, Italy.
Big Day
The Big Day
It was a big day for Cuthbertson's Regional School, and it would go off like a bomb.
Greeks Have a Word
The Greeks Have a Word for It
When two men disembark from the same boat in Greece, their lives accidentally and frighteningly intersect.

Hide
The Hide
"A superbly modulated study of the blighting of an innocent." —New York Times Book Review
Losing Nelson
Losing Nelson
A novel of obsession: a man unable to separate himself from his hero—Lord Horatio Nelson.
Mooncranker's Gift
Mooncranker's Gift
In this edgy and masterfully written novel, Unsworth explores the corruption of innocence and the complications of lust.

Morality Play
Morality Play
A medieval murder mystery full of the wonders of the time—and lessons for our own time.
Partnership
The Partnership
Unsworth's first novel, published for the first time in the United States.
Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island
"A masterful tale of treachery and duplicity. . . . Spellbinding."—New York Times


Rage of the Vulture
The Rage of the Vulture
Robert Markham's hidden life is about to make itself known as he forgets familial and patriotic ties in order to absolve a deep-seated guilt.
Sacred Hunger
Sacred Hunger
Winner of the 1992 Booker Prize for Fiction. "Possibly the best novel I've read in the last decade."—David Halberstam
Songs of the Kings
The Songs of the Kings
Unsworth's retelling of the myth of Iphigenia as the Greeks ready for the Trojan War.

Stone Virgin
Stone Virgin
A mysterious sculpture of a beautiful and erotic Madonna holds the key to the Fornarini family's secrets.
Sugar & Rum
Sugar and Rum
Caught up in a series of bizarre events, Benson finds his writer's imagination sparked by an encounter with two old army colleagues.