Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize Winner
- Submitted by: Annie Wells, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
- Motion reference: S5M-23432
That the Parliament congratulates Douglas Stuart on his debut novel, Shuggie Bain, winning the Booker Prize; notes that it is set in Glasgow in the 1980s and explores themes such as addiction and poverty as young Shuggie tries to support his mother who has alcoholism; acknowledges that the Booker Prize chair, Margaret Busby, said that the judges' decision was unanimous and that the novel is "destined to be a classic"; notes that Douglas has dedicated both the book and prize to his late mother, and sends him its best wishes