Shuggie Bain
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Shuggie Bain is a Booker Prize–winning debut novel by Douglas Stuart that portrays a young boy’s coming-of-age amid poverty, addiction, and family struggle in 1980s Glasgow.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shuggie Bain canonical | 2 |
| Hugh "Shuggie" Bain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5008277 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shuggie Bain Context triple: [Douglas Stuart, notableWork, Shuggie Bain]
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A.
Angela’s Ashes
Angela’s Ashes is Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir recounting his impoverished Irish Catholic childhood in Limerick during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Stingo
Stingo is the young Southern writer and narrator in William Styron’s novel "Sophie’s Choice," through whose perspective the tragic story unfolds.
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C.
Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy is a 2018 biographical drama film about a family's struggle with a son's methamphetamine addiction, starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet.
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D.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden is a 1993 British-German drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin and based on Ian McEwan’s novel, in which Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in a dark story about siblings coping with isolation after their parents’ deaths.
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E.
The Cryan' Shames
The Cryan' Shames were a 1960s American rock band from Illinois known for their melodic, harmony-rich pop and regional hits like "Sugar and Spice."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shuggie Bain Target entity description: Shuggie Bain is a Booker Prize–winning debut novel by Douglas Stuart that portrays a young boy’s coming-of-age amid poverty, addiction, and family struggle in 1980s Glasgow.
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A.
Angela’s Ashes
Angela’s Ashes is Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir recounting his impoverished Irish Catholic childhood in Limerick during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Stingo
Stingo is the young Southern writer and narrator in William Styron’s novel "Sophie’s Choice," through whose perspective the tragic story unfolds.
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C.
Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy is a 2018 biographical drama film about a family's struggle with a son's methamphetamine addiction, starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet.
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D.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden is a 1993 British-German drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin and based on Ian McEwan’s novel, in which Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in a dark story about siblings coping with isolation after their parents’ deaths.
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E.
The Cryan' Shames
The Cryan' Shames were a 1960s American rock band from Illinois known for their melodic, harmony-rich pop and regional hits like "Sugar and Spice."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Douglas Stuart ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish-American ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
2020 Booker Prize for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Booker Prize
Booker Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widespread critical acclaim ⓘ |
| depicts |
Thatcher-era Glasgow
ⓘ
post-industrial decline ⓘ public housing estates ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
978-0-8021-5767-0
ⓘ
978-1-5290-1299-8 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Douglas Stuart's childhood in Glasgow ⓘ |
| languageStyle | Glaswegian dialect elements ⓘ |
| literaryAwardShortlist |
Kirkus Prize for Fiction
ⓘ
National Book Award for Fiction longlist ⓘ
linked to:
National Book Award longlist
|
| mainCharacter |
Agnes Bain
ⓘ
Hugh "Shuggie" Bain ⓘ
linked to:
Shuggie Bain
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of addiction in a family context
ⓘ
portrayal of Scottish working-class life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Grove Press
ⓘ
Picador ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Glasgow ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
LGBTQ+ identity in a hostile environment
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childhood hardship ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
ⓘ
alcoholism ⓘ family relationships ⓘ homophobia ⓘ mother–son relationship ⓘ poverty ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social deprivation ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shuggie Bain Description of subject: Shuggie Bain is a Booker Prize–winning debut novel by Douglas Stuart that portrays a young boy’s coming-of-age amid poverty, addiction, and family struggle in 1980s Glasgow.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shuggie Bain