Shuggie Bain - Grand Format

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Man Booker Prize
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Agnes Bain had always expected more. In the Glasgow of the early 80s, she dreamed of greater things : a house with its own front door, a life bought and... Lire la suite
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Résumé

Agnes Bain had always expected more. In the Glasgow of the early 80s, she dreamed of greater things : a house with its own front door, a life bought and paid for outright (like her perfect - but false - teeth). When her philandering husband ups and leaves, she and her three children find themselves trapped in a mining town decimated by Thatcherism. As Agnes increasingly turns to alcohol for comfort, her children try their best to save her.
Yet one by one they abandon her in order to save themselves. It is her son Shuggie who holds out hope the longest. But Shuggie has problems of his own : despite all his efforts to pass as a normal boy, everyone has started to realize that Shuggie is 'no right'. Agnes wants to be there for her son, but her addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her - even her beloved Shuggie. Laying bare the ruthlessness of poverty, the limits of love, and the hollowness of pride, Shuggie Bain is a blistering and heartbreaking debut from a remarkable new writer.

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    01/08/2020
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    978-1-5290-1927-8
  • EAN
    9781529019278
  • Format
    Grand Format
  • Présentation
    Relié
  • Nb. de pages
    430 pages
  • Poids
    0.67 Kg
  • Dimensions
    16,0 cm × 24,2 cm × 4,3 cm

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Biographie de Douglas Stuart

Douglas Stuart was born and raised in Glasgow. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in London, he moved to New York City, where he began a career in fashion design. His work has appeared in the New Yorker and on Lit Hub. Shuggie Bain is his first novel.

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