Conversations with Friends - Wikipedia

Conversations with Friends is the 2017 debut novel by the Irish author Sally Rooney. The novel was published by Faber and Faber. ConversationswithFriends FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch NottobeconfusedwithConversationswithFriends(TVseries). 2017novelbySallyRooney ConversationswithFriendsFirsteditioncoverAuthorSallyRooneyAudio read byAoifeMcMahonCountryIrelandLanguageEnglishPublisherFaber&FaberPublicationdate25May2017Media typePrint(Hardcover)Pages336ISBN978-0-571-33312-7OCLC1031891111DeweyDecimal823/.92LC ClassPR6118.O59C662017 ConversationswithFriendsisthe2017debutnovelbytheIrishauthorSallyRooney.ThenovelwaspublishedbyFaberandFaber. Contents 1Background 2Plot 3Reception 4Televisionadaptation 5References Background[edit] ThebookwascompletedwhilstRooneywasstillstudyingtowriteandcompletehermaster'sdegreeinAmericanliterature.[1] Thebookwassubjecttoaseven-partyauctionforthepublishingrights.[1]Rightswereeventuallysoldin12countries.[2] ThenovelwaspublishedinJune2017byFaberandFaber.[1]Itwasnominatedforthe2018DylanThomasPrize,[3]andthe2018FolioPrize.[4] Plot[edit] Thebookdetailstherelationshipsamongfourpeople–Frances(thenarrator),Bobbi(herbestfriend),andMelissaandNick(amarriedcouple).[5] Reception[edit] ConversationswithFriendsreceivedpositivereviews.[6]Overall,criticsenjoyedRooney'sprose,clarity,andsharpcharacters.WritingforTheNewYorker,AlexandraSchwartzpraisesRooney,notingthat,"shewriteswitharare,thrillingconfidence,inalucidandexactingstyleunclutteredwiththesortofsteroidalimageryandstrobeflashesoffigurativelanguagethatsomanydutifullyliterarynovelistsemploy."[7]Schwartzcontinues,"onewonderfulaspectofRooney’sconsistentlywonderfulnovelisthefierceclaritywithwhichsheexaminestheself-delusionthatsooftenfestersalongsidepresumedself-knowledge."[7]TheGuardiansimilarlypraisedtheauthor,notinghow,"Rooneywritessowelloftheconditionofbeingayoung,giftedbutself-destructivewoman,boththementalityandphysicalityofit.Sheisalerttotheinvisiblebarsimprisoningtheapparentlyfree."[8]ReviewingforSlate,KatyWaldmandescribedhow"SallyRooneyisaplanterofsmallsurprises,sowingthemlikelandmines.Theyrelatetobehaviorandpsychology—charactersziggingwhenyouexpectthemtozag,frompassivitytosuddenaggressionandback."[9]Waldmanfurtherapplaudsthenovel,notingthat"Rooneyherselfisacuteandsensitive—shemayhavepinnedthesefragilecreaturestoaboard,buthereyeisnotcruel.Bobbi,Frances,Nick,andMelissaexcelatendearingbanterandhesitant,vulnerabledisclosure.Theyareallthrillinglysharp,hyperverbal."[9] Televisionadaptation[edit] Mainarticle:ConversationswithFriends(TVseries) AfterthesuccessofthestreamingadaptationofNormalPeople(2020),basedonRooney'ssecondnovelofthesamename,Hulu/BBCThreeannouncedtheirintentiontodevelopatelevisionadaptationofConversationswithFriends.DirectorLennyAbrahamsonandwriterAliceBirchareattachedtotheproject,whichissetfora2022releasedate.ThecastincludesAlisonOliverasFrances,SashaLaneasBobbi,JemimaKirkeasMelissa,andJoeAlwynasNick.[10] References[edit] ^abcPaulaCocozza(24May2017)."'Ihaveanaversiontofailure':SallyRooneyfeelsthebuzzofherdebutnovel".TheGuardian.Retrieved4June2018. ^"Meetthenewfacesoffictionfor2017".TheObserver.22January2017.Retrieved4June2018. ^FrancescaPymm(29March2018)."ConversationswithAuthors:SallyRooneytalkstoTheBookseller".TheBookseller.Retrieved4June2018. ^"Announcing:theRathbonesFolioPrize2018Shortlist"(PDF).FolioPrize.27March2018.Retrieved4June2018. ^AlexandraSchwartz(31July2017)."ANewKindofAdulteryNovel".TheNewYorker.Retrieved4June2018. ^"Bookmark|BookMarks".Retrieved2021-01-26. ^abSchwartz,Alexandra."ANewKindofAdulteryNovel".TheNewYorker.Retrieved2021-01-26. ^"ConversationswithFriendsbySallyRooneyreview–young,giftedandself-destructive".theGuardian.2017-06-01.Retrieved2021-01-26. ^abWaldman,Katy(2017-08-03)."TellMeI'mInteresting".Slate.ISSN 1091-2339.Retrieved2021-01-26. ^"SallyRooney'sConversationswithFriendsIsComingtoHulu—Here'sWhattoKnow".Harper'sBazaar.RetrievedFebruary22,2021. vteWorksbySallyRooneyNovels ConversationswithFriends(2017) NormalPeople(2018) BeautifulWorld,WhereAreYou(2021) Adaptions NormalPeople(2020,TVseries,alsoco-creatorandco-writer) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conversations_with_Friends&oldid=1043255065" Categories:2017IrishnovelsBooksbySallyRooney2017debutnovelsHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataACwith0elements Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages EsperantoСрпски/srpski Editlinks