“Conversations with Friends”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Conversations with Friends is the 2017 debut novel of Irish author Sally Rooney.

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]

References

1. ^¹²{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/24/sally-rooney-conversations-with-friends-interview-salinger-snapchat-generation|title='I have an aversion to failure': Sally Rooney feels the buzz of her debut novel|date=24 May 2017|accessdate=4 June 2018|author=Paula Cocozza|publisher=The Guardian}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/22/debut-novelists-2017-honeyman-underdown-rooney-ellwood-geary-knox-brooks-sudjic|title=Meet the new faces of fiction for 2017|date=22 January 2017|accessdate=4 June 2018|publisher=The Observer}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/insight/conversation-sally-rooney-761456|title=Conversations with Authors: Sally Rooney talks to The Bookseller|date=29 March 2018|accessdate=4 June 2018|author=Francesca Pymm|publisher=The Bookseller}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rathbonesfolioprize.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/EMBARGOED-Media-Release-Rathbones-Folio-Prize-shortlists-announced-FINAL.pdf|title=Announcing: the Rathbones Folio Prize 2018 Shortlist|date=27 March 2018|accessdate=4 June 2018|publisher=Folio Prize}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/31/a-new-kind-of-adultery-novel|title=A New Kind of Adultery Novel|date=31 July 2017|accessdate=4 June 2018|author=Alexandra Schwartz|publisher=The New Yorker}}