Now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. Here s a story that sounds like fiction. A boy in scotland is raised in post industrial poverty. His father is absent, his mother addicted to alcohol and dead by the time the boy is 16. He is bullied mercilessly because he s different, gay, in an intolerant culture. That boy becomes a fashion designer. He writes a first novel which wins the prestigious booker prize. This is no fiction. His name is douglas stuart and he is my guest today. Douglas stuart in new york state, welcome to hardtalk. Hi, stephen. Thank you for having me. It is a great pleasure to have you on the show. Douglas, i think people right around the world are still discovering your extraordinary novel, shuggie bain. They may be surprised to learn that it took you pretty much a decade, maybe a little bit more than a decade, to actually complete this novel. Now, that makes it sound like it was very difficult to write. Was it diff
now on bbc news it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. here s a story that sounds like fiction. a boy in scotland is raised in post industrial poverty. his father is absent, his mother addicted to alcohol and dead by the time the boy is 16. he is bullied mercilessly because he s different, gay, in an intolerant culture. that boy becomes a fashion designer. he writes a first novel which wins the prestigious booker prize. this is no fiction. his name is douglas stuart and he is my guest today. douglas stuart in new york state, welcome to hardtalk. hi, stephen. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. douglas, i think people right around the world are still discovering your extraordinary novel, shuggie bain. they may be surprised to learn that it took you pretty much a decade, maybe a little bit more than a decade, to actually complete this novel. now, that makes it sound like it was very difficult to write. wa
that s it for made. i will be back tomorrow. it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. here s a story that sounds like fiction. a boy in scotland is raised in post industrial poverty. his father is absent, his mother addicted to alcohol and dead by the time the boy is 16. he is bullied mercilessly because he s different, gay, in an intolerant culture. that boy becomes a fashion designer. he writes a first novel which wins the prestigious booker prize. this is no fiction. his name is douglas stuart and he is my guest today. douglas stuart in new york state, welcome to hardtalk. hi, stephen. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. douglas, i think people right around the world are still discovering your extraordinary novel, shuggie bain. they may be surprised to learn that it took you pretty much a decade, maybe a little bit more than a decade, to actually complete this novel. now, that makes it sound like it was very difficult to
welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. here s a story that sounds like fiction. a boy in scotland is raised in post industrial poverty. his father is absent, his mother addicted to alcohol and dead by the time the boy is 16. he is bullied mercilessly because he s different, gay, in an intolerant culture. that boy becomes a fashion designer. he writes a first novel which wins the prestigious booker prize. this is no fiction. his name is douglas stuart and he is my guest today. douglas stuart in new york state, welcome to hardtalk. hi, stephen. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. douglas, i think people right around the world are still discovering your extraordinary novel, shuggie bain. they may be surprised to learn that it took you pretty much a decade, maybe a little bit more than a decade, to actually complete this novel. now, that makes it sound like it was very difficult to write. was it difficult? it was at times quite difficult to
nasa has released new images sent back from mars taken by its perseverance rover. they shows the surface in detail and the robot heading down to the ground on thursday during its landing. i ll be back at half past ten with the bbc paper review. at ten o clock sophie rayworth will be here with a full round up of the day s news. it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. here s a story that sounds like fiction. a boy in scotland is raised in post industrial poverty. his father is absent, his mother addicted to alcohol and dead by the time the boy is 16. he is bullied mercilessly because he s different, gay, in an intolerant culture. that boy becomes a fashion designer. he writes a first novel which wins the prestigious booker prize. this is no fiction. his name is douglas stuart and he is my guest today. douglas stuart in new york state, welcome to hardtalk. hi, stephen. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. do