Scottish author Douglas Stuart has won the 2020 Booker Prize for his acclaimed debut novel "Shuggie Bain," set in his home city of Glasgow. The novel about a working-class family in the 1980s was inspired by Stuart's own childhood. The award ceremony was held online due to the anti-virus lockdown in place in Britain. In an emotional speech, the 44-year-old author, who now lives in New York, said that he had carried "a lot of love and pain" and writing the book was "incredibly healing". Stuart was one of four debut novelists among the six finalists for one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.