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Douglas Stuart (born 31 May 1976) is a Scottish-American writer and fashion designer. Born in Glasgow , Scotland, he studied at the Scottish College of Textiles and London 's Royal College of Art , before moving at the age of 24 to New York City , where he built a successful career in fashion design, while also beginning to write.
Shuggie Bain is the debut novel by Scottish-American writer Douglas Stuart, published in 2020. It tells the story of the youngest of three children, Shuggie, growing up with his alcoholic mother Agnes in 1980s post-industrial working-class Glasgow, Scotland. [1] [2]
Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher’s policies have put husbands and sons out of work, and the city’s notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings.
Douglas Stuart is a NY Times bestselling author. His work has been translated into over 40 languages. His debut novel, Shuggie Bain, is the winner of the 2020 Booker Prize and a finalist for the National Book Award.
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Feb 11, 2020 · Douglas Stuart creates characters in Agnes and Shuggie who challenge that camaraderie, thinking they should be living loftier lifestyles, Agnes because she couldn’t accept how her life panned out, and Shuggie, because he was devoted to his mother and complied regardless.
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Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize in 2020. He was born and raised in Glasgow. Shuggie Bain is his widely acclaimed debut novel. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in London, Stuart moved to New York City, where he began a career in fashion design.
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Apr 5, 2022 · Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2022) Growing up in a housing estate in Glasgow, Mungo and James are born under different stars--Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic--and they should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all.
