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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 2-7 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	April 2022
Genre:	Romane, Erzählungen, Gedichte
	c 1980 to c 1989 / C 1980 To C 1990 / Central Scotland / Dating, relationships, living together & marriage / FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay / FICTION / Religious / FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Gay / FICTION / World Literature / Scotland / 21st Century / Glasgow / Narrative theme# Coming of age / Narrative theme# Identity / belonging / Of specific Gay interest / Relating to gay people
ISBN:	9781529068771
EAN-Code:	9781529068771
Verlag:	Pan macmillan Ltd.
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 234 mm / B 153 mm / D 31 mm
Gewicht:	496 gr
Seiten:	400
Bewertung:	Titel bewerten / Meinung schreiben

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The number one Sunday Times bestseller 'A touching, tender tale of boy meets boy in the bleak tenements of Glasgow . . . Superb' - The Times 'Best Summer Reading' 'Love and hope across the religious divide in a fervent, gritty and emotionally engrossing novel' -The Guardian 'Best Reads For Summer' 'Writing of transcendent beauty' - The Financial Times 'Best Summer Books' 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 dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James. Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. They are caught between two of Glasgow's housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation. They should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the doocot that James has built for his prize racing pigeons. As they begin to fall in love, they dream of escaping the grey city, and Mungo must work hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his elder brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold. But the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable. When Mungo's mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland, with two strange men behind whose drunken banter lie murky pasts, he needs to summon all his inner strength and courage to get back to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future. Imbuing the everyday world of its characters with rich lyricism, Douglas Stuart's Young Mungo is a gripping and revealing story about the meaning of masculinity, the push and pull of family, the violence faced by so many queer people, and the dangers of loving someone too much.