Shuggie Bain
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Shuggie Bain is a Booker Prize–winning debut novel by Douglas Stuart that portrays a young boy’s coming-of-age amid poverty, addiction, and family struggle in 1980s Glasgow.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Douglas Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish-American ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
2020 Booker Prize for Fiction
NERFINISHED
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Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widespread critical acclaim ⓘ |
| depicts |
Thatcher-era Glasgow
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post-industrial decline ⓘ public housing estates ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
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literary fiction ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
978-0-8021-5767-0
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978-1-5290-1299-8 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Douglas Stuart's childhood in Glasgow ⓘ |
| languageStyle | Glaswegian dialect elements ⓘ |
| literaryAwardShortlist |
Kirkus Prize for Fiction
NERFINISHED
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National Book Award for Fiction longlist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Agnes Bain
NERFINISHED
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Hugh "Shuggie" Bain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of addiction in a family context
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portrayal of Scottish working-class life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Grove Press
NERFINISHED
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Picador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
LGBTQ+ identity in a hostile environment
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childhood hardship ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
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alcoholism ⓘ family relationships ⓘ homophobia ⓘ mother–son relationship ⓘ poverty ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social deprivation ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
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