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Sally Rooney (born 20 February 1991) is an Irish author and screenwriter. She has published three novels: ''
Conversations with Friends ''Conversations with Friends'' is the 2017 debut novel by the Irish author Sally Rooney, about two young women who become involved with an older couple in Dublin's literary scene. The novel was published by Faber and Faber and received critical ...
'' (2017), ''
Normal People ''Normal People'' is a 2018 novel by the Irish author Sally Rooney. ''Normal People'' is Rooney's second novel, published after '' Conversations with Friends'' (2017). It was first published by Faber & Faber on 30 August 2018. The book became a ...
'' (2018), and ''
Beautiful World, Where Are You ''Beautiful World, Where Are You'' is a novel by Irish author Sally Rooney. It was released on 7 September 2021. The book was a ''New York Times'' and IndieBound bestseller. Synopsis The work tells the story of Alice Kelleher, an Irish noveli ...
'' (2021). ''Normal People'' was adapted into a 2020 television series by
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and the
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. Rooney's work has garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, and she is regarded as one of the foremost
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writers.


Early life and education

Rooney was born in
Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Developing around a 13th century castle of the de Barry family, de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal poi ...
,
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, in 1991, where she also grew up and lives today, after studying in
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and a stint in
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. Her father, Kieran Rooney, worked for
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and her mother, Marie Farrell, ran an arts centre. Rooney has an older brother and a younger sister. She studied English at
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(TCD), where she was elected a scholar in 2011. She started (but did not complete) a master's degree in politics there, completing a degree in
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instead, and graduated with an MA in 2013. Rooney has described herself as a
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. While attending Trinity College Dublin, Rooney was a university debater and eventually became the top debater at the
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in 2013, later writing of the experience. Before becoming a writer, she worked for a restaurant in an administrative role.


Career


Early career

Rooney completed her first novel—which she has described as "absolute trash"—at the age of 15. Her first published work was two poems in ''
The Stinging Fly ''The Stinging Fly'' is a literary magazine published in Ireland, featuring short stories, essays, and poetry. It publishes two issues each year. In 2005, ''The Stinging Fly'' moved into book publishing with the establishment of The Stinging Fl ...
'', submitted to the magazine when she was still in secondary school. She began writing "constantly" in late 2014. She completed her debut novel, ''
Conversations with Friends ''Conversations with Friends'' is the 2017 debut novel by the Irish author Sally Rooney, about two young women who become involved with an older couple in Dublin's literary scene. The novel was published by Faber and Faber and received critical ...
'', while studying for her master's degree in American literature. She wrote 100,000 words of the book in three months. In 2015, her essay "Even If You Beat Me", about her time as the "top competitive debater on the continent of Europe", was seen by an agent, Tracy Bohan, of the
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, and Bohan contacted Rooney. Rooney gave Bohan a manuscript, and Bohan circulated it to publishers, receiving seven bids.
She had seen my story and wondered whether I had anything else she could read... But I didn’t send her anything for ages... I don’t know why. I didn't want her to see this shoddy draft.


''Conversations with Friends'' (2017)

Rooney signed with Tracy Bohan of the Wylie Agency, and ''Conversations with Friends'' was subject to a seven-party auction for its publishing rights, which were eventually sold in 12 countries. The novel was published in June 2017 by
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. It was nominated for the 2018 Swansea University International
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Prize, and the 2018
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, and won the 2017 Sunday Times/Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award. In March 2017, her short story "Mr Salary" was shortlisted for the
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. In November 2017, Rooney was announced as editor of the Irish literary magazine ''
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''. She was a contributing writer to the magazine. She oversaw the magazine's two issues in 2018, before handing the editorship over to Danny Denton. She remains a contributing editor to the magazine. In 2018, Rooney was announced as taking part in the
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.


''Normal People'' (2018)

Rooney's second novel, ''Normal People'', was published in September 2018, also by Faber & Faber. The novel grew out of Rooney's exploration of the history between the two main characters of her short story "At the Clinic", which was first published in London-based literary magazine ''
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'' in 2016. In July 2018, ''Normal People'' was longlisted for that year's
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. On 27 November 2018, the work won "Irish Novel of the Year" at the
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and was named
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' Book of the Year for 2018. In January 2019, it won the Costa Book Award (formerly the Whitbread) for the Novel category. It was longlisted for the 2019
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and the 2019
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. It has been translated into 46 languages and earned praise from
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and
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, among others.


Television adaptations

The novel was made into a 12-part series as a co-production of
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and the online platform
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, with filming taking place in Dublin and
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. The series was directed by Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie Macdonald.
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and
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played Marianne and Connell, respectively. The series was a critical success and earned four
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nominations including for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, and Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series. In February 2020, it was announced that the novel ''Conversations with Friends'' would also be made into a 12-episode
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/
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miniseries. It was also announced that the creative team behind ''
Normal People ''Normal People'' is a 2018 novel by the Irish author Sally Rooney. ''Normal People'' is Rooney's second novel, published after '' Conversations with Friends'' (2017). It was first published by Faber & Faber on 30 August 2018. The book became a ...
'', director
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and co-writer
Alice Birch Alice Birch is a British playwright and screenwriter. Birch has written several plays, including ''Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.'' for which she was awarded the George Devine Award for Most Promising New Playwright, and ''Anatomy of a Suicide' ...
would be working on this adaptation, too.


''Beautiful World, Where Are You'' (2021)

In April 2019, the
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's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers announced its 2019 class of fellows, which included Rooney. The press release stated, "she will be writing a new novel under the working title ''Beautiful World, Where Are You,'' examining aesthetics and political crisis." The novel was published by
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in the United States and by Faber in the UK and Ireland in September 2021.


Popularity around the world

Rooney declined an offer from an Israeli publisher to translate ''Beautiful World, Where Are You'' into Hebrew, citing her support for the
Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
-led
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(BDS) movement. In October 2021, Rooney said, "The Hebrew-language translation rights to my new novel are still available, and if I can find a way to sell these rights that is compliant with the BDS movement's institutional boycott guidelines, I will be very pleased and proud to do so". In retaliation, two Israeli bookshop chains announced a withdrawal of all of Rooney's titles from their shelves in early November. Rooney's Israeli publisher said it would continue selling her titles. Subsequently, in a letter organized by Artists for Palestine UK, 70 writers and publishers, including
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,
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,
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,
Pankaj Mishra Pankaj Mishra FRSL (born 1969) is an Indian essayist and novelist. He was awarded the Windham–Campbell Prize for non-fiction in 2014. Early life and education Mishra was born in Jhansi, India. His father was a railway worker and trade unioni ...
,
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, and Ahdaf Soueif, said they supported Rooney’s decision. Rooney is one of the most popular foreign writers in China.


Television


Bibliography


Novels

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Short fiction

* * * Prototype of Marianne and Connell in later 2018 Normal People. * * :(First published in ''
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135: New Irish Writing Fiction'' 19 April 2016.) * :(Also published in )
''Unread Messages''
''The New Yorker''. 12 July 2021.


Poetry


"Tírghrá"
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. Spring 2010.
"Impossibilities"
''The Stinging Fly''. Spring 2010.
"The Stillest Horse"
''The Stinging Fly''. Winter 2012.
"After a Road Traffic Accident, Chennai"
. ''The Stinging Fly''. Summer 2014. * * * * * *


Essays

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Audiobooks

* This audiobook contains unabridged readings of the stories and previously published in ''
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'' and ''
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'' respectively.


Book reviews

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Reception

* * * * * * * * :"Sally Rooney’s 2017 “Conversations With Friends,” widely heralded as the first great novel of millennial life" * *


Awards

*2017 ''
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'' Young Writer of the Year *2018
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Novel of the Year – ''Normal People'' *2018
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– ''Normal People'' *2019
Encore Award The £10,000 Encore Award for the best second novel was first awarded in 1990. It is sponsored by Lucy Astor. The award fills a niche in the catalogue of literary prizes by celebrating the achievement of outstanding second novels, often neglecte ...
– ''Normal People'' *2022 Dalkey Literary Awards – ''Beautiful World, Where Are You''


Personal life

Rooney lives in her childhood hometown of
Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Developing around a 13th century castle of the de Barry family, de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal poi ...
and is married to John Prasifka, a mathematics teacher.


References

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