Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney
Born (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 33)
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Occupation
  • Author
  • screenwriter
LanguageEnglish
EducationTrinity College Dublin
GenreFiction
Notable worksConversations with Friends (2017)
Normal People (2018)
Beautiful World, Where Are You (2021)
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Sally Rooney (born 20 February 1991) is an Irish author and screenwriter. She has published four novels: Conversations with Friends (2017), Normal People (2018), Beautiful World, Where Are You (2021), and Intermezzo (2024). The first two were adapted into the television miniseries Normal People (2020) and Conversations with Friends (2022).

Rooney's work has garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, and she is regarded as one of the foremost millennial writers.[1][2][3] Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.[4]

  1. ^ Barry, Ellen (31 August 2018). "Greeted as the First Great Millennial Author, and Wary of the Attention". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jordan, Tina (26 April 2019). "Sally Rooney's 'Normal People' Debuts on the List at No. 3". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Sarazen, Lauren (16 April 2019). "At 28, Sally Rooney has been called the voice of her generation. Believe the hype". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Sally Rooney is on the 2022 Time 100 List". Time. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.