35-423: Young Mungo is a 2022 novel by Scottish-American writer Douglas Stuart . It was published by Grove Press on 5 April 2022 and by Picador on 14 April 2022. The novel follows Mungo Hamilton, a teenager navigating a life of poverty and parental neglect in the early 1990s Glasgow. When the character falls in love with a boy named James, he must confront the homophobia , toxic masculinity , and religious conflicts of
70-422: A boarding house when he was 17. Writing on Literary Hub about working-class living in the late 1970s and 1980s, Stuart notes that he grew up in a house without books and surrounded by poverty. This was the time when Thatcher-era economic policies had "decimated the working man", moving industry away from the west coast of Scotland, leaving behind mass unemployment, alcoholism, and drug abuse. He received
105-567: A 2021 conversation with the Duchess of Cornwall that winning the Booker Prize transformed his life. Shuggie Bain went on to win other accolades, including being chosen both as Debut Book of the Year and Overall Book of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards . In November 2020, Stuart revealed that he had finished his second novel, tentatively titled Loch Awe , also set in mid-1990s Glasgow. The book
140-705: A bachelor's degree from the Scottish College of Textiles (now Heriot-Watt University) and a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in London . He had no formal education in literature, and notes that while he wanted to study English literature in college, he was discouraged from choosing the subject by a teacher who mentioned that it would "not suit someone from his background", resulting in Stuart subsequently studying textiles instead. Stuart moved to New York City at
175-777: A flat behind his and who has built a dovecote to raise pigeons. The two become friends and soon develop a romance, their first relationship that does not involve constant acts of violence. James reveals to Mungo that he is planning to leave home, but Mungo asks him to wait until he turns 16 so he can go with him. Mungo's older brother Hamish forces him to come to a fight against Catholics from another neighbourhood, even though James asks him not to. Mungo does not hit anyone but ends up badly wounded, deciding to look for James to ask him to leave together without waiting any longer. Hamish finds them together and attempts to murder James by setting him on fire. Mungo intervenes, and Hamish takes him back home, where he tells their mother what happened. Maureen
210-480: A river. He hides the body, but heavy rain washes it into the loch, and the next day, Gallowgate finds the corpse. After sinking the body, Gallowgate tries to drown Mungo, who kills him with a knife that Hamish had given him. Mungo returns alone to Glasgow and meets up with his worried family at his mother's street food workplace. After Mungo's phone call, his mother had reported him missing to the police and Jodie had contacted James to ask if he had heard from Mungo. Across
245-403: A trip with two men his mother met at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, St. Christopher and Gallowgate, who take him fishing at a Highland loch to learn how to be a man. Months earlier, Mungo is living at home being cared for by his sister Jodie, with the constant threat of being taken away by social services in the absence of his mother, Maureen. One day, he meets James, a Catholic boy who lives in
280-464: Is a Scottish-American writer and fashion designer. Born in Glasgow , Scotland, he studied at the Scottish College of Textiles and London 's Royal College of Art , before moving at the age of 24 to New York City , where he built a successful career in fashion design, while also beginning to write. His debut novel , Shuggie Bain – which had initially been turned down by many publishers on both sides of
315-446: Is a love story between two young men, set against the backdrop of post-industrial Glasgow, with its territorial gangs, and divisions across sectarian lines. In his words, the book is about " toxic masculinity " and the violence that can stem from pressures on working-class boys to "man-up". The novel was published under the title Young Mungo by Grove Press on 5 April 2022, and by Picador on 14 April 2022. Prior to its publication, it
350-552: Is horrified by the possibility that Mungo is gay, so she plans the fishing trip with which the novel opens. During the fishing trip, Mungo worries about St. Christopher and Gallowgate as he learns they have both recently been imprisoned. On a shopping trip, he calls his mother and asks to come home. On the second night, the men get drunk and rape Mungo, who later learns they were imprisoned for child molestation. The following day, while Gallowgate goes shopping for groceries, Mungo goes fishing with St. Christopher and manages to drown him in
385-452: The 2020 Booker Prize , chosen by a judging panel comprising Margaret Busby (chair), Lee Child , Sameer Rahim , Lemn Sissay , and Emily Wilson . Stuart became the second Scottish author to win the Booker Prize in its 51-year history, after it was awarded in 1994 to James Kelman for How Late It Was, How Late , a book Stuart has credited with changing his life, since it was "one of the first times he had seen his people and dialect on
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#1732872507184420-733: The Gagosian Gallery . Picador (imprint) Picador is an imprint of Pan Macmillan in the United Kingdom and Australia and of Macmillan Publishing in the United States. Both companies are owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group . Picador was launched in the UK in 1972 by publisher Sonny Mehta as a literary imprint of Pan Books with the aim of publishing outstanding international writing in paperback editions only. In 1990, Picador started publishing its own hardcovers. Picador in
455-419: The "mad grandeur" of the novel and the "beauty" of the language employed by Stuart, while also criticising the descriptions of the characters' emotions, since the plot, according to Young, gave the reader enough information to understand them without needing to reiterate them. She also spoke negatively of the violent events in the story and stated that some readers might feel like "misery tourists." The violence of
490-637: The Atlantic – was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize . His second novel, Young Mungo , was published in April 2022. Stuart was born in 1976 in Sighthill , a housing estate in Glasgow, Scotland. He was the youngest of three siblings. His father left him and his family when Stuart was young, and he was raised by a single mother who was battling alcoholism and addiction. His mother died from alcoholism-related health issues when he
525-404: The UK continues to publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from around the world, including works by former British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy , Ted Hughes Award -winner Kae Tempest , and Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart . Picador has also published commercial bestsellers such as Jessie Burton 's The Miniaturist and Adam Kay 's This is Going to Hurt . In the summer of 2018,
560-581: 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 , for more than 20 years. Stuart secretly started to write his first novel while he was balancing 12-hour shifts as a senior director of design at Banana Republic . Prior to his first novel being published, his works were featured in The New Yorker and Literary Hub . His first novel, Shuggie Bain , won
595-436: The core elements of Shuggie Bain (alcoholism, rape, neglect, homophobia, domestic abuse) with the same family dynamics too." Alex Preston , in a review for The Observer , was equally positive in his appreciation of the novel and of Stuart, whom he called a "prodigious talent." Preston focused in particular on the love story between Mungo and James and stated that he cried at the end of the story. The protagonist's love affair
630-411: The middle class to turn around to tell a working-class story." Discussing the "middle-class" publishers' rejections he had received for Shuggie Bain , he told Evaristo: "Everyone was writing these really gorgeous letters. They were saying 'Oh my god this will win all of the awards and it's such an amazing book and I have never read anything like that, but I have no idea how to market it'." Stuart said in
665-505: The novel "Dickinsonian fiction". He further asserted that it was more developed in style and theme than Shuggie Bain . Hillary Kelly of the Los Angeles Times also compared the novel's plot to the literature of Charles Dickens , specifically David Copperfield , and stated that it was striking how successful Stuart was in developing the narrative arc and conveying the character's emotions. Molly Young for The New York Times noted
700-519: The novel and, according to the author, was changed to Young Mungo to denote the protagonist, the same approach as in Shuggie Bain , as Stuart claimed the two works formed a single "tapestry" alongside this novel. The novel was published on 5 April 2022 by the American publisher Grove Press , with a cover designed by artist Christopher Moisan showing a teenage boy submerged underwater. The British edition
735-429: The novel's ending, which the magazine described as a "punch to the heart." Johanna Thomas-Corr, in her review for The Sunday Times , called it a "rich and affecting group portrait of loneliness", but also "richly abundant" with "colourful characters" and Dickensian with its "moral vision that's expansive and serious while being savagely funny." She criticised the novel's narrative structure and Stuart for "rearranging
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#1732872507184770-634: The novel, responses from publishers were not as encouraging, with the book being rejected by 32 US publishing companies (as well as a dozen in the UK), before it was finally sold to American independent publisher Grove Atlantic , who published it in hardcover on 11 February 2020. Shuggie Bain was later published in the United Kingdom by the Picador imprint of Pan Macmillan . As of April 2022, Shuggie Bain has sold more than 1.5 million copies globally. The novel received generally favourable review coverage once it
805-470: The page". Stuart said: "When James won in the mid-90s, Scottish voices were seen as disruptive and outside the norm." Shuggie Bain was also longlisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction , shortlisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize , and was a finalist for both the 2020 Kirkus Prize and the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction . However, when Stuart wrote
840-439: The panel, noted that the book was destined to be a classic, and went on to describe the work as a "moving, immersive and nuanced portrait of a tight-knit social world, its people and its values." In a conversation with 2019 Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo on 23 November 2020, livestreamed as a Southbank Centre event, Stuart said: "One of my biggest regrets I think is that growing up so poor I almost had to elevate myself to
875-616: The plot was also criticised by Kevin Quinn of Post Magazine , who said it risked overshadowing Stuart's literary skill, while praising the construction of Mungo's inner life. On 22 March 2023, it was announced that Young Mungo will be "adapted...for the BBC ," with Douglas Stuart writing the adaptation. The adaptation is set to be produced by A24 , who also own the television-production rights for Douglas's other novel, Shuggie Bain . Douglas Stuart (writer) Douglas Stuart (born 31 May 1976)
910-400: The road, Mungo sees James, bandaged and wounded, obviously about to leave Glasgow. The police arrive after finding Gallowgate's body and ask for "Mungo". Hamish poses as Mungo. Mungo and James stare at each other, and Mungo walks towards James. Stuart began writing Young Mungo in 2016, after setting aside the finished manuscript of his first novel, Shuggie Bain , due to frustration that he
945-410: The society of his time. It is Stuart's second novel, following his Booker Prize -winning debut Shuggie Bain (2020). The novel was critically acclaimed and was chosen as one of the best books of the year by publications such as The Washington Post , Time , Reader's Digest , The Telegraph and Vanity Fair . The novel opens with Mungo Hamilton, a 15-year-old Scottish teenager, leaving on
980-401: Was 16. Subsequently, when he went on to write his debut Booker Prize-winning novel, Shuggie Bain , the book would be inspired by his struggles, his mother's struggles as she battled alcoholism and his relationship with his mother. Speaking about his mother, he says: "My mother died very quietly of addiction one day." After his mother's death, he lived with his older brother before moving into
1015-571: Was also praised by David Canfield, a reviewer for Vanity Fair , who also noted the detailed moment-to-moment descriptions of the plot. The novel's prose was praised in Ron Charles 's review in The Washington Post , who called Stuart's style poetic, the author a "genius" and the novel a "masterful family drama". Johnathan Self, in an article in The Critic , also praised Stuart's prose and called
1050-407: Was described by Oprah Daily as "a beautiful novel about family love and the dangers of being different in a violent, hyper-masculine world", and Kirkus Reviews concluded: "Romantic, terrifying, brutal, tender, and, in the end, sneakily hopeful. What a writer." In 2021, Stuart received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University . In November 2022, it was confirmed that Shuggie Bain
1085-586: Was longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Scottish Highland Literary Award. Kirkus Reviews , in a starred review , wrote that "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." The Publishers Weekly review called the novel "astonishing" and Stuart's prose "stellar," with particular praise for
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1120-512: Was published by Picador on 14 April 2022, with a cover depicting the well-known photograph "The Cock (Kiss)" by German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans . The novel was critically acclaimed and was included on several best books of the year lists, including those of The Washington Post , Reader's Digest , Time , Vanity Fair , The Globe and Mail , The Telegraph , Vogue , the Los Angeles Review of Books and Time Out . It
1155-547: Was published, including in The Observer , The New York Times , The Scotsman , the TLS , The Hindu , and elsewhere. The book was praised for its authentic portrayal of post-industrial working-class Glasgow of the 1980s and early 1990s, and also for his capture of the "wry, indefatigable Glaswegian voice in all its various shades of wit, anger and hope." Speaking at the Booker Prize award ceremony, Margaret Busby , chair of
1190-694: Was to be made into a television drama series, adapted by Stuart himself, to be filmed in Scotland and broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer . Stuart was the subject of a film profile entitled "Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit", first shown in November 2022 in Alan Yentob 's BBC One television arts documentary series Imagine . Stuart holds dual British and American citizenship. He lives in East Village, Manhattan , with his husband, Michael Cary, an art curator at
1225-458: Was unable to find a publisher for it. He finished the novel in 2020, before winning the Booker Prize for his first novel. At the time, the novel was tentatively titled Loch Awe and was described by Stuart in an interview as, "a love story between two young men who are separated by territorial gangs, on opposing sectarian lines." The title Loch Awe referenced the fishing trip that Mungo takes in
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