Sally Rooney's books will no longer be published in UK due to her support for Palestine Action
Publisher Faber has ceased the distribution of Sally Rooney's books in the UK due to legal complications regarding her financial support for Palestine Action. The group is classified as a terrorist organization in the UK, preventing the publisher from legally transferring earnings to the author.
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This highlights the intersection of international political activism, corporate legal compliance, and the censorship of cultural figures in the UK.
PUBLISHER FABER HAS said it will no longer distribute Irish author Sally Rooney’s books in the UK due to her support for Palestine Action.
In a statement, Faber said current legislation in the UK has led to circumstances where it cannot pass on UK earnings to Rooney for her work.
“To sell a writer’s work and not be able to pass on earnings is an unconscionable situation for a publisher,” it said.
“As such, and in full agreement with Sally, we have taken the decision that we can no longer supply her works in the UK in any format. We remain the proud publisher of her remarkable body of work, which we will continue to sell in other territories.”
Palestine Action is a direct action group that was founded in 2020.
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