It has been hailed as a bleak masterpiece, but this year’s Booker Prize-winning novel Shuggie Bain faces criticism that its negative depiction of Glasgow could harm the city economically. The poverty-stricken image of Eighties Glasgow – with its alcoholism, domestic violence and unemployment – in Douglas Stuart’s book is a damaging stereotype, say Scottish politicians and business leaders. The semi-autobiographical story of a boy growing up with his alcoholic mother is set in the Sighthill area. This year’s Booker Prize-winning novel Shuggie Bain faces criticism that its negative depiction of Glasgow could harm the city economicallyDouglas Stuart’s book is a damaging stereotype, say Scottish politicians and business leaders. Glasgow Labour MSP Pauline McNeill said: ‘This book could harm Glasgow.

Source: Daily Mail December 29, 2020 00:45 UTC