Sally Rooney’s most famous book is the 2018 novel Normal People, which follows the lasting but troubled romantic relationship between two young Irish students, Connell and Marianne. The novel follows the course of their relationship, through which it explores such themes as class inequality, patriarchy, and identity. It received several honors, including the 2018 Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year.
Rooney cowrote the television miniseries adaptation of Normal People, which was produced for BBC Three and Hulu and released in 2020. Paul Mescal played Connell, and Daisy Edgar-Jones played Marianne. Rooney won an Irish Film and Television Award for best script and was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding writing for a limited series.