Description
Young Mungo follows two working-class boys navigating love, identity, and survival in 1990s Glasgow, Scotland. As Mungo and James forge an intense bond amid the gritty streets of their impoverished neighborhood, they must contend with toxic masculinity, religious intolerance, and the suffocating expectations of their families and community. Douglas Stuart's unflinching prose captures the raw vulnerability of adolescence while exploring themes of forbidden desire, class struggle, and the search for belonging in a world determined to keep them apart. This powerful coming-of-age novel reveals how young people find moments of grace and connection even in the harshest circumstances. A haunting meditation on love's transformative power and the cost of hiding one's true self.
Available Editions
paperback
Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Published Jan 1, 2022
432 pages
ISBN: 9780802159557
paperback
PAN MACMILLAN
Published Apr 1, 2022
400 pages
ISBN: 9781529068771
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Details
First Published
2022
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart.