Sally Rooney

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), both of which received critical positive reviews. Her novels, which have been translated into over 47 languages, have garnered critical international acclaim and commercial success, and she is regarded as one of the foremost millennial writers. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.

Rooney is considered to be a literary exponent with the Irish audience, and her books, which are targeted at younger readers (particularly in the coming of age category), remain highly popular outside of Ireland. In China and the United States, her novels have become bestsellers.

She lives and works in Castlebar, and is active in political circles, regularly expressing her views on various global topics, movements and discussions.