Young Mungo

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Young Mungo is a critically acclaimed novel by Douglas Stuart that explores queer love, masculinity, and sectarian violence in working-class Glasgow.

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instanceOf novel
associatedWithCity Glasgow NERFINISHED
author Douglas Stuart NERFINISHED
authorNationality Scottish
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception critically acclaimed
exploresSocialClass working class
exploresTopic Protestant–Catholic tensions
alcoholism
gang violence
homophobia
poverty
followsWork Shuggie Bain NERFINISHED
genre LGBTQ+ fiction
coming-of-age novel
literary fiction
social novel
hasLGBTCharacter James NERFINISHED
Mungo Hamilton NERFINISHED
hasSubject family loyalty
first love
toxic masculinity
trauma
violence
language English
literaryStyle gritty
realism
mainCharacter Mungo Hamilton NERFINISHED
mainTheme family dysfunction
masculinity
queer love
religious conflict
sectarian violence
working-class life
narrativePerspective third-person
placeInAuthorCareer second novel
protagonistGender male
protagonistSexualOrientation gay
publicationYear 2022
publisher Grove Press NERFINISHED
Picador NERFINISHED
setInLocation Glasgow NERFINISHED
settingTimePeriod late 20th century
targetAudience adult

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Douglas Stuart notableWork Young Mungo