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Revision as of 01:41, 20 November 2020
Douglas Stuart | |
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| Born | May 31, 1976 |
| Nationality | Scottish-American |
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| Notable work | Shuggie Bain (2020) |
| Awards | 2020 Man Booker Prize |
Douglas Stuart (born 1976)[1] is a Scottish-American author.
Stuart was born in Sighthill, a housing estate in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] He received a bachelor's degree from the Scottish College of Textiles and a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in London. Stuart moved to New York City at the age of 24 to begin a career in fashion design. He worked for many brands, including Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic, and Jack Spade.[2] Stuart holds dual British and American citizenship.[3]
His work has appeared in The New Yorker and on LitHub.
His first novel, Shuggie Bain, won the 2020 Booker Prize.[4][5] It was also shortlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction.[6] The novel received generally favourable review coverage, including in The Observer,[7] The New York Times,[8] The Scotsman,[9] the TLS,[10] and elsewhere.
Bibliography
- Shuggie Bain: A Novel. New York: Grove Press. 2020. ISBN 978-0-8021-4804-9.
References
- ^ a b Millen, Robbie (15 September 2020). "Why Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain deserves to win the Booker prize". The Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Alter, Alexandra (23 October 2020). "How 'Shuggie Bain' Became This Year's Breakout Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Allfree, Claire (15 September 2020). "The Booker Prize has abandoned Britain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Flood, Alison (19 November 2020). "Douglas Stuart wins Booker prize for debut Shuggie Bain". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Shuggie Bain
- ^ "National Book Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Preston, Alex (9 August 2020). "Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart review – lithe, revelatory debut". The Observer.
- ^ Cohen, Leah Hager (11 February 2020). "In 1980s Glasgow, a World of Pain Made Bearable by Love". The New York Times.
- ^ Massie, Allan (21 August 2020). "Book review: Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart". The Scotsman.
- ^ Lichtig, Toby (11 September 2020). "Glasgow kiss: A love letter to a troubled city in Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart". TLS.
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