Normal People: the Scripts by Sally Rooney

Normal People: the Scripts

Sally Rooney

Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · November 9, 2021

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Who it’s for
A chance to revisit the television drama through its complete screenplays and images from the show.
Themes
Young people’s emotional lives, Social differences, Relationships
Genres
Writing for TV, Screenplays, Television Drama

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About this book

Delve deeper into the Emmy- and Golden Globe–nominated Hulu series based on Sally Rooney's bestselling novel with this must-have collection of the Normal People scripts, featuring behind-the-scenes photos and an introduction by director Lenny Abrahamson. “You know, I did used to think that I could read your mind at times.” “In bed you mean.” “Yeah. And afterwards but I dunno maybe that's normal.” “It’s not.”

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Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular. Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation, something life-changing begins. With an introduction by director Lenny Abrahamson and featuring iconic images from the show, Normal People: The Scripts contains the complete screenplays of the acclaimed Emmy- and Golden Globe–nominated television drama that The New York Times called “an unusually thoughtful and moving depiction of young people’s emotional lives.”

On the Page

A chance to revisit the television drama through its complete screenplays and images from the show.

Come here for

  • The texture of a story told in screenplay form
  • Behind-the-scenes photos and an introduction by director Lenny Abrahamson

Expect

  • The complete screenplays of the television drama
  • A companion volume for following the series beyond the screen

Where it sits

Television Drama51%
Writing for TV51%
Screenplays45%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Plays by Women
  • Television Drama
  • Screenplays
Authors
Sally Rooney
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published
November 9, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Young people’s emotional lives · Social differences · Relationships
Reading lane
Plays by Women