Summary of Shuggie Bain: A Novel by Douglas Stuart : Discussion Prompts

Shuggie Bain is the first salvo of Scottish author Douglas Stuart into writing literature. The book received widespread recognition and bagged several accolades and awards such as the Booker Prize in 2020 under the literary fiction category and was also a finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction, L.A. Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize and the National Book Award PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel.

The book is set in the early 90’s era and showcases the struggles of the young protagonist Shuggie Bain and his mother Agnes Bain as they try to overcome the myriad of challenges surrounding them such as poverty, addiction, and identity crisis.

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