Sally Rooney shows how to escape the trap of success
In “Intermezzo” the Irish author is artfully growing up
Complex amatory geometry and self-sabotaging lovers: check. I need you, they say, in prose that eschews speech marks, eliding talk with thought: check. Frank yet reverent sex scenes; limpid images of windows, streetlights, rain and roads: double check. Brainy chat that flatters your intelligence, student debating, chess: checkmate.
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Culture September 28th 2024
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