A heart-wrenchingly moving first novel set in Glasgow during the Thatcher years, Shuggie Bain tells the story of a boy's doomed attempt to save his proud, alcoholic mother from her addiction.
A powerful and heart-rending novel, set in 80s Glasgow, from Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize- and British Book Award-winning author of Shuggie Bain.
Mungo og James burde ikke være venner. I 1990’ernes hypermaskuline og voldsramte Glasgow, hvor protestanter og katolikker står stejlt på hver sin side, er de to teenagedrenges følelser for... Læs mere
A blistering debut and the winner of the Booker Prize 2020.
Shuggie Bain er den uforglemmelige fortælling om drengen Hugh ”Shuggie” Bain, en sød og ensom dreng som tilbringer sin barndom i et nedslidt alment boligbyggeri i firsernes Glasgow.... Læs mere
Vinder af Bookerprisen 2020 Glasgow i 1980’erne. Margaret Thatchers politik har affødt stor arbejdsløshed, og byen hærges af fattigdom og forfald. Midt i alt dette står den smukke Agnes... Læs mere
Winner of the Booker Prize 2020, shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction 2020, a BBC Two Between the Covers 2021 Book Choice! - It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families... Læs mere
Winner of the Booker Prize 2020! - It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life. She dreams of greater things:... Læs mere
Mungo og James burde ikke være venner. I 1990’ernes hypermaskuline og voldsramte Glasgow, hvor protestanter og katolikker står stejlt på hver sin side, er de to teenagedrenges følelser for... Læs mere
The second powerful and heart-rending novel, set in 80s Glasgow, from Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize- and British Book Award-winning author of Shuggie Bain.
Shuggie Bain er den uforglemmelige fortælling om drengen Hugh ”Shuggie” Bain, en sød og ensom dreng som tilbringer sin barndom i et nedslidt alment boligbyggeri i firsernes Glasgow.... Læs mere
The extraordinary, powerful second novel from the Booker prizewinning author of Shuggie Bain, Young Mungo is both a vivid portrayal of working-class life and the deeply moving story of the... Læs mere