Sally Rooney has revealed why she’s not accepted any offers to adapt her third book into a television series. The 33-year-old Irish writer, often dubbed the “voice of a generation” , has just finished her fourth novel Intermezzo , which follows the lives of two brothers as they navigate grief over the loss of their father in very different ways. Her critically acclaimed books Normal People and Conversations with Friends were adapted into television series, with Rooney directly involved in production for the former.
The show starring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones went on to be a huge success, launching the careers of the protagonists and cultivating a cult following in the process . But Rooney says she did not want the same for her third book, Beautiful World, Where Are You? Asked if she had any plans for turning it into a series in the future, the writer told The New York Times, “No. So far I have decided not to accept any offers to option the rights for that book.
“I felt like it was just time to take a break from that and let the book be its own thing for a while.” The author also explained why she had no regrets over her level of involvement in the adaptation of Conversations with Friends , which did not receive the same fanfare as Normal People . “The reason that I chose not to be so involved in the second adaptation was because I was working on what became my third novel [ Beautiful World, Where Are You ].
” She continued, “The experience of working .