![]() The Scotland-born, New York-based Stuart has talked books with the Duchess of Cornwall, been tweeted about by First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, and Instagrammed by Drake and Dua Lipa. (When he moved to New York, he didn’t own a winter coat after he won the Booker, he splurged on a Savile Row suit.) He also worked for Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic, and Jack Spade. The first in his family to graduate high school, he went to the Scottish College of Textiles (his late mother taught him how to knit) then the Royal College of Art in London, where his minimalist collection landed him a designer job at Calvin Klein. ![]() ![]() It took Stuart a decade to write his first novel, which was rejected by more than 40 publishers. Douglas Stuart wrote much of his second novel, coming-of-age tale Young Mungo (Grove Press), before his 2020 debut Shuggie Bain won the Booker Prize, which eased the pressure of producing a sophomore effort. ![]()
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