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it's a book that gets into really profound matters of life and death, of legacies, inheritance, of generations. it's so rich with layers, and yet it is compact. last year's winner, shuggie bain, a book about working—class life in 19805 glasgow, has now sold more than a million copies around the world. its author, douglas stuart, who was raised on benefits, says the prize has transformed his life but that other writers from similar backgrounds are not so lucky. i think it's always a challenge to hear working—class voices. i think, actually, class is one of the diversity issues that we don't talk enough about in literature, because actually it intersects with everything else, with gender, with race, and, yeah, you know, ifeel like we're very underrepresented. and damon galgut hopes his win means more african stories and voices will now be heard as well. rebecca jones, bbc news.