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Young Mungo

A Novel
Book • 2022
Young Mungo is a deeply affecting novel that follows Mungo Hamilton, a teenager living in poverty with his alcoholic mother and violent brother in early 1990s Glasgow.

As Mungo falls in love with a Catholic boy named James, he must confront the harsh realities of homophobia and sectarianism.

The novel explores themes of identity, love, and survival in a brutal environment.

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Mentioned by Mia Sorrenti as the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo.
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Douglas Stuart on Shuggie Bain, Storytelling, and the Human Condition (Part One)
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Douglas Stuart
when discussing the challenges of adapting novels for television.
Douglas Stuart on Shuggie Bain, Storytelling, and the Human Condition (Part Two)

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