Shuggie Bain

by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain: Genre 1 key example

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Shuggie Bain falls under the genres of regionalist fiction, the coming-of-age story, and literary fiction more broadly. The novel's close relationship to place, specifically the Pit and Sighthill neighborhoods of Glasgow, Scotland, speaks to its regionalist associations. Stuart follows a tradition of Scottish writers, particularly from the 1990s, who write about life on the gritty outskirts of society.