Conversations with Friends
Conversations with Friends is the 2017 debut novel of Irish author Sally Rooney.
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| Author | Sally Rooney |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Aoife McMahon |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Publication date | 25 May 2017 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 978-0-571-33312-7 |
| OCLC | 1031891111 |
| 823/.92 | |
| LC Class | PR6118.O59 C66 2017 |
History
The book was completed whilst Rooney was still studying for her master's degree in American literature.[1] The book was subject to a seven-party auction for the publishing rights.[1] Rights were eventually sold in 12 countries.[2]
It was published in June 2017 by Faber & Faber.[1] It was nominated for the 2018 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize,[3] and the 2018 Folio Prize.[4]
Plot
The book details the relationships among four people – Frances (the narrator), Bobbi (her best friend), and Melissa and Nick (a married couple).[5]
gollark: I'd say the axioms are invented/defined, but the consequences of those are discovered.
gollark: Alternatively, [0-9A-Za].
gollark: They're all called Bob. Done.
gollark: But can you prove it?
gollark: But what if you don't have a calculator and want the factorial of a number between 1 and 7 without the hard work of multiplying 4 by 3 by 2 by 1 and so on?
References
- Paula Cocozza (24 May 2017). "'I have an aversion to failure': Sally Rooney feels the buzz of her debut novel". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Meet the new faces of fiction for 2017". The Observer. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Francesca Pymm (29 March 2018). "Conversations with Authors: Sally Rooney talks to The Bookseller". The Bookseller. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Announcing: the Rathbones Folio Prize 2018 Shortlist" (PDF). Folio Prize. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Alexandra Schwartz (31 July 2017). "A New Kind of Adultery Novel". The New Yorker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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