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Intermezzo, the story of two grieving brothers, will be the fourth book from the Normal People and Conversations with Friends author

‘Intermezzo’ will be released on 24 September 2024

Intermezzo, the story of two grieving brothers, will be the fourth book from the Normal People and Conversations with Friends author

‘Intermezzo’ will be released on 24 September 2024

<strong>The long read</strong>: Andrew Wylie is agent to an extraordinary number of the planet’s biggest authors. His knack for making highbrow writers very rich helped to define a literary era – but is his reign now coming to an end?

“Set a timer and write for 25 minutes. Then take a break for five minutes and set the timer again.” 

Sally Rooney defended her decision to refuse the translation of Beautiful World, Where Are You, by Israeli publisher Modan, but Israelis Foreign Ministry told the Telegraph she was impeding peace.

Sally Rooney, 30, was asked by Israeli publisher Modan to translate her new book into Hebrew but the author allegedly rejected the request due to her views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Irish novelist said she does 'not feel it would be right for me to accept a contract with an Israeli company that does not distance itself from apartheid'

LONDON: Acclaimed Irish author Sally Rooney has rejected a bid from an Israeli publishing house to translate her latest novel into Hebrew. Her new book “Beautiful World, Where Are You” was released in September as an immediate bestseller, but Rooney has turned down publishing house Modan, which had requested to publish a Hebrew translation. Modan published Hebrew versions of