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Oplev den prisvindende Glasgow-forfatter Douglas Stuart, når han gæster Politiken til en snak om bestseller-romanerne ‘Shuggie Bain’ og ‘Unge Mungo’.
Underklasse, queerness og problematiske mødre. Glæd dig til en aften i selskab med en af tidens mest læste forfattere og kom bag om succesromanerne 'Shuggie Bain' og 'Unge Mungo'. Begge værker er baseret på Douglas Stuarts personlige historie, og der skulle gå ti år, før det færdige manus til 'Shuggie Bain' lå klar, og bogen vandt Booker-prisen i 2020.
Forfatteren taler om sin rejse fra en brutal opvækst i Glasgow til sin nuværende tilværelse i New York og et liv i modebranchen med underklassen i bagagen. Både ‘Shuggie Bain’ og ‘Unge Mungo’ kredser om opvækst, identitet og et mor-søn-forhold. Bøgerne rummer stor kærlighed og en skyggeside af misbrug. Hans forfatterskab har paralleller til Thomas Korsgaard og Glenn Bech, samt den franske forfatter Édouard Louis, hvis bøger ligeledes trækker på egen opvækst og seksualitet.
I en tid hvor rettigheder indskrænkes, og den politiske situation i USA spreder ringe til Europa, har Stuarts forfatterskab en vigtig agenda. Vi glæder os til at byde forfatteren velkommen, og måske han løfter sløret for sit næste projekt?
Politikens journalist, Birgitte Kjær, interviewer Douglas Stuart i Pressen 19. Maj. Hun har tidligere talt med forfatteren i forbindelse med udgivelsen af ‘Shuggie Bain’, og du kan læse hele interviewet her:
https://politiken.dk/kultur/boger/interview_boger/art8179730. Der vil være mulighed for at stille spørgsmål, erhverve sig eksemplarer af bøgerne og få dem signeret af forfatteren.
Samtalen foregår på engelsk.
Mandag 19. maj kl. 17:30-19:00, dørene åbner kl. 17:00
PRESSEN, Politikens Hus, Vester Voldgade 33, København V
Pluspris 100 kr.
Studiepris/U30: 50 kr.
Pris uden abonnement 150 kr.
Billetgebyr pr. billet 10 kr.
Douglas Stuart gæster Aarhus den 20. maj som en del af optakten til LiteratureXchange 2025. Du kan købe billet her:
https://litx.dk/index.php/nyheder/1409-oplev-douglas-stuart#:~:text=Gl%C3%A6d%20dig%20til%20en%20enest%C3%A5ende,af%20optakten%20til%20LiteratureXchange%202025
ENGLISH VERSION:
Queerness & Class: Meet the Author Behind ‘Shuggie Bain’ and ‘Young Mungo’
Experience the award-winning Glasgow author Douglas Stuart when he visits Politiken for a talk about his bestselling novels ‘Shuggie Bain’ and ‘Young Mungo’.
Class, queerness and problematic mothers. Look forward to an evening with one of the most-read authors of our time and get behind the successful novels 'Shuggie Bain' and 'Young Mungo'. The books are based on Douglas Stuart's personal story and it took ten years before the final manuscript for 'Shuggie Bain' was ready, and the book won the Booker Prize in 2020.
The author talks about his journey from a brutal upbringing in Glasgow to his current life in New York and a career in the fashion industry with the lower class in his baggage. Both ‘Shuggie Bain’ and ‘Young Mungo’ revolve around upbringing, identity, and a mother-son relationship. The books contain great love and a dark side of abuse. His authorship has parallels to Thomas Korsgaard and Glenn Bech, as well as the French author Édouard Louis, whose books also draw on his own upbringing and sexuality.
At a time when rights are being restricted and the political situation in the U.S. is spreading to Europe, Stuart's authorship has an important agenda. We look forward to welcoming the author, and perhaps he will reveal his next project?
Politiken's journalist, Birgitte Kjær, interviews Douglas Stuart in Pressen on May 19th. She has previously spoken with the author in connection with the release of ‘Shuggie Bain’, and you can read the entire interview here. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, acquire copies of the books, and have them signed by the author.
The conversation will be in English.
Monday, May 19th, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, doors open at 5:00 PM
PRESSEN, Politiken's House, Vester Voldgade 33, Copenhagen V
Plus price: 100 DKK
Student price/U30: 50 DKK
Price without subscription: 150 DKK
Ticket fee per ticket: 10 DKK
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