Douglas Stuart

DOUGLAS STUART
presents his book "John of John" as part of the Lange Nacht der Literatur

The people here are as rugged as the landscape: on the Outer Hebrides, daily life is hard, nature is unforgiving, and there is little room for being different. That is why John-Calum Macleod, known as Cal, left his father John's farm to study in Edinburgh. Now he is back - ragged, broke, with a bin bag full of elegant clothes he sewed himself. His father has summoned him home to help with the tweed weaving. Because that is what the men here have done for centuries: weave and pray. Father and son, as much strangers to each other as they are alike, remain locked in silence.

Scottish author Douglas Stuart worked as a fashion designer in New York before turning to writing. His debut "Shuggie Bain" was a global bestseller and won the Booker Prize in 2020. "John of John" was translated by Sophie Zeitz.

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Host: Julia Westlake

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