Gay author wins the Booker Prize for ’emotive’ debut novel about growing up queer in 1980s Glasgow

Gay author wins the Booker Prize for ’emotive’ debut novel about growing up queer in 1980s Glasgow

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Gay author Douglas Stuart has won the Booker Prize for his autobiographical debut novel Shuggie Bain, which tells the story of a queer youth living with his alcoholic mother in 1980s Glasgow. Stuart was announced as the winner of the highly prestigious prize on Thursday night (19 November) at an unusual ceremony, taking...

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