Normal People: A Novel

Name: Normal People: A Novel
Rating: 3.677351707609347 (1669 reviews)
Author: Sally Rooney
ISBN: 9788806270476

by Sally Rooney

3.7

(1,669 ratings)

273 pages77 editions2018EinaudiISBN 9788806270476

Romance Fiction Young Adult Contemporary College students Realistic Fiction

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About this book

At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation—awkward but electrifying—something life changing begins. A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other. Normal People is the story of mutual fascination, friendship, and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can’t. <i>Source: Publisher.</i>

Publication Details

Publisher: Einaudi
Published: 2018
Pages: 273
ISBN: 9788806270476
Editions: 77

About Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney is an Irish author and screenwriter. Rooney was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, where she also grew up and lives today, after studying in Dublin and a stint in New York City. She studied English at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), where she was elected a scholar in 2011. She started (but did not complete) a master's degree in politics there, completing a degree in American literature instead, and graduated with an MA in 2013. While attending TCD, Rooney was a university debater and eventually became the top debater at the European Universities Debating Championships in 2013, later writing of the experience. Before becoming a writer, she worked for a restaurant in an administrative role. She has published four novels: *Conversations with Friends* (2017), *Normal People* (2018), *Beautiful World, Where Are You* (2021), and *Intermezzo* (2024). Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Rooney)