The 44-year-old Stuart, who wins 50,000 pounds ($66,000) and is only the second Scot to have won the prestigious literary prize, said he was stunned. The book, based on his own childhood, tells of a young boy growing up during tough years in Glasgow with a mother who is battling addiction. "'Shuggie Bain' is destined to be a classic — a moving, immersive and nuanced portrait of a tight-knit social world, its people and its values," she said. Camilla, the wife of British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, said this year's prize was more important than ever. "While COVID deprived us of so many cultural pleasures... we have, at least, been able to read," she said.

Source: bd News24 November 19, 2020 20:48 UTC