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Hungry Ghosts
Kevin Jared Hosein · historical fiction
A Trinidadian epic of hunger, ambition, and a missing boy (Walter Scott Prize 2024).
About this historical novel
Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein is historical fiction set around 1940s in the World War II era / Cold War period with key settings including Trinidad. A Trinidadian epic of hunger, ambition, and a missing boy (Walter Scott Prize 2024).
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Plot summary
A Trinidadian epic of hunger, ambition, and a missing boy (Walter Scott Prize 2024).
Awards
- ★ Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction · 2024 (winner)
UK’s leading HF prize (founded 2010). Often called the most prestigious award dedicated to historical fiction.
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Regions & places
Latin America
Trinidad
Themes
- class
- family
- violence
- colonialism
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