Mayo author to speak at T.S. Eliot lecture

ACCLAIMED international author Sally Rooney will be one of the speakers at the seventh annual T.S Eliot Lecture.

The event, in association with Abbey Theatre, is in memory of his impact on modern letters and takes place October 23.

Sally Rooney, a native of Castlebar, is the author of Conversations with Friends, Normal People and Beautiful World, Where Are You. All three of her novels have been international bestsellers and her work is translated into over 40 languages. Her first two novels have been adapted as television series for the BBC.

In 2022, TIME magazine named her among the 100 most influential people in global culture. She lives and works in Mayo where she was born.

Tickets are on sale now at abbeytheatre.ie