Douglas Stuart

The story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in public housing in Glasgow, Scotland

A Novel

Shuggie Bain

The brilliant new novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain

Young Mungo

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Young Mungo seals it: Douglas Stuart is a genius." —The Washington Post From the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain, Young Mungo is both a vivid portrayal of working-class life and the deeply moving story of the dangerous first love of two young men. Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. They are caught between two of Glasgow’s housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation. They should be sworn enemies if they’re to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the dovecote that James has built for his prize racing pigeons. As they begin to fall in love, they dream of escaping the grey city, and Mungo must work hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his elder brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold. But the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable. When Mungo’s mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland, with two strange men behind whose drunken banter lie murky pasts, he needs to summon all his inner strength and courage to get back to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future. Imbuing the everyday world of its characters with rich lyricism, Douglas Stuart’s Young Mungo is a gripping and revealing story about the meaning of masculinity, the push and pull of family, the violence faced by so many queer people, and the dangers of loving someone too much.

A story of queer love and working-class families, Young Mungo is the brilliant second novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart’s first novel Shuggie Bain, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize, is one of the most successful literary debuts of the century so far. Published or forthcoming in forty territories, it has sold more than one million copies worldwide. Now Stuart returns with Young Mungo, his extraordinary second novel. Both a page-turner and literary tour de force, it is a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a deeply moving and highly suspenseful story of the dangerous first love of two young men. Growing up in a housing estate in Glasgow, Mungo and James are born under different stars—Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic—and they should be sworn enemies if they’re to be seen as men at all. Yet against all odds, they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the pigeon dovecote that James has built for his prize racing birds. As they fall in love, they dream of finding somewhere they belong, while Mungo works hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his big brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold. And when several months later Mungo’s mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland with two strange men whose drunken banter belies murky pasts, he will need to summon all his inner strength and courage to try to get back to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future. Imbuing the everyday world of its characters with rich lyricism and giving full voice to people rarely acknowledged in the literary world, Young Mungo is a gripping and revealing story about the bounds of masculinity, the divisions of sectarianism, the violence faced by many queer people, and the dangers of loving someone too much.

1980’ler. Glasgow şehrinin adeta öleyazdığı, ailelerin güçbela ayakta kalabildiği bir dönem. Ne var ki orta yaşlarındaki alımlı Agnes Bain daha fazlasını hak ettiğine inanır; müstakil bir ev sahibi olmak, istediğini satın almak gibi... Gelgelelim taksi şoförü kocası tarafından sürekli aldatılan Agnes, üç çocuğuyla birlikte harap olmuş bir madenci kasabasında yaşamaya mahkûm olur. Çocukları, yavaş yavaş alkol batağına saplanan Agnes’i kurtarmak için ellerinden geleni yapsalar da, bir süre sonra kendilerini kurtarmak için bir bir onu terk ederler. Yalnızca en küçükleri Shuggie, bir gün düzeleceği ümidiyle annesinin yanında kalır. Farklı bir çocuk olan Shuggie, annesinin iddialı tavırlarını benimser. Ancak davranışları yüzünden madenci çocukları onu hırpalarken yetişkinler tarafından da acımasızca yargılanır. Diğer oğlanlara benzemeye çabalayan Shuggie, bir yandan da annesini kurtarmak, bu yoz ortamdan çıkarmak derdindedir. Douglas Stuart’ın romanı Shuggie Bain yoksulluğu, sevginin sınırlarını ve kibrin beyhudeliğini ortaya seren, sakınmasız tavrına karşın olağanüstü çarpıcılıkta ve güzellikte bir eser. “Bağımlılık, cesaret ve sevgi üzerine bu şaşırtıcı şekilde içten, duyarlı ve sürükleyici ilk roman bizi şaşkınlığa uğrattı… Yıkıcı tutkulara ve aile kurumuna dair alabildiğine hüzünlü, bununla birlikte umudun büsbütün solmadığı bir sorgulama.” Booker Ödülü Jürisi 2020 Booker Ödülü 2020 Amerikan Ulusal Kitap Ödülü finalisti 2021 İngiliz Kitap Ödülleri, “Yılın Kitabı Ödülü” 2021 İngiliz Kitap Ödülleri, “En İyi İlk Roman Ödülü” #aile #seksenler #glasgow #thatcherdönemi #neoliberalizm #yoksulluk #alkolizm #toplumsalcinsiyet

Il giovane Mungo

Mungo

Selected as one of The Oprah Daily's Best Books of 2022From Booker-prizewinner Douglas Stuart an extraordinary, page-turning second novel, a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a highly suspenseful story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James.Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in the hyper-masculine and violently sectarian world of Glasgow's housing estates. They should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the pigeon dovecote that James has built for his prize racing birds. As they find themselves falling in love, they dream of escaping the grey city, and Mungo works especially hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his elder brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold.But the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable. When Mungo's mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland with two strange men whose drunken banter belies murky pasts, he will need to summon all his inner strength and courage to get back to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future.Imbuing the everyday world of its characters with rich lyricism and giving full voice to people rarely acknowledged in literary fiction, Douglas Stuart's Young Mungo is a gripping and revealing story about the bounds of masculinity, the push and pull of family, the violence faced by so many queer people, and the dangers of loving someone too much.PRAISE FOR YOUNG MUNGO'I wasn't sure Young Mungo could live up to Shuggie Bain, but it surpasses it. Deeply harrowing but gently infused with hope & love. And so exquisitely written. It's a joy to watch, in real time, as Douglas Stuart takes his place as one of the greats of Scottish literature.' Nicola Sturgeon'Few novels are as gutsy and gut-wrenching as Young Mungo in its depiction of a teenage boy who finds love amid family dysfunction, community conflict and the truly terrible predations of adults. Vividly realised and emotionally intense, this scorching novel is an urgent addition to the new canon of unsung stories.' Bernardine Evaristo'I can honestly say that the second novel from the author of Shuggie Bain... surpassed my (high) expectations. Stuart makes you care deeply about all of his characters but none more than Mungo, Mo-Maw's beloved, "the softest, sweetest boy she had ever known".' - Bookseller, 'Fiction Book of the Month''Prepare your hearts, for Douglas Stuart is back... Another beautiful and moving book' -Observer'Again this author creates characters so vivid, dilemmas so heart-rending, and dialogue so brilliant that the whole thing sucks you in like a vacuum cleaner... Romantic, terrifying, brutal, tender, and, in the end, sneakily hopeful. What a writer.' - Kirkus Reviews'There are wonderful stories in publishing, but the story of Douglas Stuart is pure magic... With Young Mungo... more magic is all but guaranteed... The book is a literary wonder and a suspenseful page-turner.' - Publishers' Weekly

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REGRESA EL GANADOR DEL PREMIO BOOKER POR HISTORIA DE SHUGGIE BAIN «Un lugar para Mungo lo confirma: Douglas Stuart es un genio». Ron Charles, The Washington Post «Un puñetazo directo al corazón». Publishers Weekly A sus quince años, Mungo, un adolescente con una sensibilidad diferente al resto de los chicos del vecindario, vive en un barrio obrero del Glasgow de la era post-Thatcher, en el seno de una familia protestante: sin padre, con una madre alcohólica y un hermano que representa todo lo que él odia. En un ambiente masculinizado, rodeado de paro y peleas callejeras, solo cuenta con el apoyo y el cuidado de su hermana, Jodie. Tras un altercado familiar, su madre decide enviar a Mungo de pesca con dos desconocidos de Alcohólicos Anónimos para que hagan de él un hombrede provecho. De camino a un lago del oeste de Escocia con esos extraños cuyas bromas de borrachos esconden un pasado turbio, Mungo solo piensa en regresar al lado de su amigo James, el único lugar donde ha descubierto que puede ser él mismo. Douglas Stuart nos acerca, con una prosa lírica y vívida, al peligroso primer amor entre dos adolescentes en esta lúcida y conmovedora historia sobre el sentido de la masculinidad y del deber para con la familia, las violencias a las que se enfrentan las identidades queer y los riesgos de querer demasiado a alguien. Críticas: «Un lugar para Mungo lo confirma: Douglas Stuart es un genio [...] Es capaz de tensar las cuerdas del suspense a la vez que mantiene una asombrosa sensibilidad a la hora de explorar la mente confusa de este gentil adolescente que intenta entender su sexualidad» Ron Charles, The Washington Post «Una novela enorme [...] Sigue un arco dickensiano: un joven marginado, que deseaun futuro mejor, se ve atrapado en un esquema de violencia y debe escoger entre la vida que quiere para él y la que se le presenta [...] Esta novela te corta y luego te venda». Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times «Una novela hermosa y sutil que te partirá el corazón [...] Es un testimonio del poder implacable que tiene Stuart como narrador». Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air «Su escritura es bellísima, une lo desagradable y lo mundano en una sintonía maravillosa [...] La novela transmite un sonido envolvente del lugar gracias al ingenio y la musicalidad de sus diálogos». Yen Pham, New York Times Book Review «Lloré con Historia de Shuggie Bain y he llorado de nuevo con el final de Un lugar para Mungo. Si la primera obra de Stuart lo situó como una gran promesa, esta novela confirma su prodigioso talento». Alex Preston, The Guardian «Esta es una historia cruda, tierna y generosa sobre el amor y la supervivencia en circunstancias difíciles». People «El autor crea personajes tan vívidos, dilemas tan desgarradores y diálogos tan brillantes que todo te succiona como una aspiradora [...] Romántica, aterradora, brutal, tierna y, al final, furtivamente esperanzadora. ¡Qué escritor!». Kirkus Reviews (reseña destacada)

Un lugar para Mungo

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Είναι 1981. Η Γλασκόβη πεθαίνει, οι πολιτικές της Θάτσερ έχουν βυθίσει συζύγους και γιους στην ανεργία, και τίμιες οικογένειες καταφεύγουν σε κομπίνες για να επιβιώσουν. Η Agnes Bain ανέκαθεν είχε μεγαλύτερες προσδοκίες από τη ζωή. Ονειρεύεται πράγματα πιο σπουδαία: ένα σπίτι με δική του κεντρική είσοδο και μια ζωή αγορασμένη και εξοφλημένη αμέσως, σαν τα τέλεια, αλλά ψεύτικα, δόντια της. Όμως ο άντρας της, ένας γυναικάς ταξιτζής, την παρατάει, και σύντομα η Agnes και τα τρία παιδιά της βρίσκονται παγιδευμένοι σε μια διαλυμένη πόλη ανθρακωρύχων. Καθώς η μητέρα τους κατρακυλάει ακόμα βαθύτερα στον αλκοολισμό, τα παιδιά κάνουν ό,τι μπορούν για να τη βοηθήσουν, όμως ένα ένα αναγκάζονται να φύγουν για να σωθούν. Μόνο ο μικρός της γιος, ο Shuggie, αρνείται να σταματήσει να ελπίζει. Ένα σκληρό μυθιστόρημα που αποκαλύπτει τις δυσκολίες της φτώχειας, τα όρια της αγάπης, και την κενότητα της περηφάνιας.

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Roman câștigător al Booker Prize 2020 British Book Awards: cea mai bună carte a anului Finalist al National Book Award „O poveste sfâșietoare despre identitate, adicție și abandon." Time „Un tur de forță literar." Washington Independent Review of Books Shuggie Bain este povestea de neuitat a tânărului Hugh „Shuggie" Bain, un băiat singuratic și inocent care-și trăiește copilăria în anii ’80, într-o locuință socială din Glasgow. Politica lui Margaret Thatcher a lăsat bărbații fără slujbe, iar orașul e pe cale să fie copleșit de traficul de droguri. Un roman sfâșietor despre adicție, sexualitate și iubire, Shuggie Bain este reprezentarea epică a vieții unei familii din clasa muncitoare, cum rareori a fost portretizată în literatură. Amintind de romanele lui Alan Hollinghurst, Frank McCourt sau Hanya Yanagihara, cartea lui Douglas Stuart este debutul uimitor al unui romancier care are de spus o poveste plină de forță.

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