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Beautiful World, Where Are You

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Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney follows the intertwined lives of four friends navigating romance, friendship, and the complexities of modern life. Through emails and personal encounters, they explore their hopes, dreams, and the quest for a meaningful existence in an ever-changing world.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy intimate, character-driven stories exploring the complexities of friendship, love, and the struggles with modern life. Sally Rooney's nuanced writing and realistic dialogue create an engrossing and thought-provoking narrative.

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Beautiful World, Where Are You

The new #1bestseller from the author of Normal People and Conversations with Friends, now in paperback.

The #1 Sunday Times bestseller now in paperback.

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Beautiful World, Where Are You is a profound exploration of contemporary life and relationships by renowned author Sally Rooney. The novel intricately follows the lives of four central characters, vividly capturing their experiences, struggles, and connections in an ever-changing world. Alice, a successful but disillusioned novelist, forms an unexpected bond with Felix, a warehouse worker, and extends an invitation for him to join her on a trip to Rome. Meanwhile, in Dublin, Alice's best friend Eileen is grappling with the aftermath of a break-up and rekindles a flirtatious relationship with Simon, a man she has known and loved since childhood.

As the narrative unfolds, Alice, Felix, Eileen, and Simon navigate the complexities of their desires, their misconceptions, and the intricate web of their interactions. They ponder the nature of their friendships and romantic relationships, reflecting on the anxieties and challenges of their generation. Amidst their intimate and often tumultuous relationships, they confront deeper existential questions, grappling with their place in a rapidly shifting world and seeking meaning in the chaos.

Rooney's signature style, marked by keen psychological insights and compelling dialogue, is on full display in Beautiful World, Where Are You. The novel deftly tackles themes of love, ambition, and existential despair, set against the backdrop of a society in flux. It is a story of youth standing at the precipice of change, questioning whether they can find and create beauty and meaning in their lives and the world around them.

"The literary phenomenon of the decade." - Guardian
"The best novel published this year." - The Times
"A spellbinding twenty-first-century love story." - TLS

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Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney is praised for its incisive dialogue and nuanced character development. Reviews highlight the novel's exploration of friendships, love, and the societal issues confronting young adults. While some readers find it introspective and engaging, others feel it lacks the emotional depth of Rooney's previous works. Overall, it has stirred considerable interest and discussion among literary circles.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571365449

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 292g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Sally Rooney is the author of the novels Conversations with Friends and Normal People. Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the London Review of Books and elsewhere. Conversations with Friends was shortlisted for both the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Rathbones Folio Prize, and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. Rooney was also shortlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for 'Mr Salary' and was the winner of the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award. Normal People was the Waterstones Book of the Year 2019 and won the Costa Novel of the Year in 2018. It was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2018, as well as the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Rathbones Folio Prize in 2019. Sally Rooney co-wrote the television adaptation of Normal People which was broadcast on the BBC in 2020. Beautiful World, Where Are You is Rooney's third novel.

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