Sally Rooney
Irish novelist whose Normal People and Conversations with Friends became cultural phenomena, translating millennial anxieties and desires into formally restrained literary fiction. She is the most commercially successful young Irish novelist in decades. Her work has divided critical opinion while capturing a global readership.
Works
- Conversations with FriendsNovel of friendship and intimacy between two women and a married couple
- Normal PeopleNovel exploring connection and class between two young people in Ireland
- Beautiful World, Where Are YouNovel about three people grappling with love, desire, and identity
- IntermezzoNovel about two brothers in Dublin dealing with grief and family complexity