Sally Rooney novels pulled from major Israeli bookstores after her boycott

Major chains withdraw books after she refuses to have new work translated by an Israeli publisher with links to the Occupation; author’s publisher keeps selling her books

TWO MAJOR BOOKSTORE chains in Israel have announced that they would no longer sell books by Sally Rooney after the Irish author announced last month that she would not allow her latest work to be translated into Hebrew by an Israeli publisher.

Bookstores Steimatzky and Tzomet Sefarim, which together have more than 200 shops nationwide, confirmed separately that they will pull her books from their shelves after her comments. The chains also said her books would be removed from their websites and stores by last Thursday.

Last month, the bestselling author said she decided not to publish her latest novel, “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” with an Israeli publishing house because she supports a boycott of Israel, but added that a non-Israeli press could still publish the book in Hebrew.

Rooney said she was holding off on finding a Hebrew publisher until she can find one that distances itself from what she calls the alleged “apartheid against Palestinians”.

FULL STORY Sally Rooney novels pulled from major Israeli bookstores after her boycott (Times of Israel)

Sally Rooney’s Israeli publisher keeps selling her books even as chains shun her (Times of Israel)

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