![]() ![]() ![]() What inspired Conversations with Friends? ![]() How do you feel to be shortlisted for the Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize? The story follows the complicated ménage-à-quatre between 21-year-old university student Frances, best friend Bobbi and sophisticated, older couple Melissa and Nick, following a chance meeting at a poetry event one evening.Ĭritically well-received from the beginning, and originally bought by Faber in a seven-way auction, Conversations with Friends’ latest nod comes in the form of a shortlisting for the 2018 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize. Dubbed the "Salinger of the Snapchat generation", Irish writer Sally Rooney’s debut novel Conversations with Friends (Faber) is a sharp, nuanced exploration of politics, art, friendship, sex and the complex relationship between mind and body. ![]()
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