John of John

About the author

Douglas Stuart was born and raised in Glasgow. After graduating from the Royal College of Art, he moved to New York, where he began a career in fashion design. Shuggie Bain, his first novel, won the Booker Prize and both 'Debut of the Year' and 'Book of the Year' at the British Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for the US National Book Award for Fiction, among many other awards. His second novel, Young Mungo, was a number one Sunday Times Bestseller. His short stories have appeared in The New Yorker and his essay on gender, anxiety and class was published by Lit Hub.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Stuart
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 21.05.2026
• EAN: 9781035086962
• ISBN: 978-1-0350-8696-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Adult & contemporary romance, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1990 to c 1999, Western Isles, Outer Hebrides, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary