We talk about what makes Sally Rooney one of the zeitgeist defining English language authors of the 21st century and what her popularity says about modern love, intimacy, desire, and relationships. Guest: Ash Shah (Screenwriter and Fiction Writer).
Hosts: Ketaki Sharma, Sanaya Chandar
Photo: Ketaki Sharma
Production: Sourav Das
Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka The Multiverse Concept)
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References:
Books:
Intermezzo (2024) by Sally Rooney
Normal People (2018) by Sally Rooney
Conversations with Friends (2017) by Sally Rooney
Articles:
Sally Rooney: ‘Falling in love when I was very young transformed my life’ (The Guardian)
The Cult of Sally Rooney (Vox)
Sally Rooney on Normal People, with Kishani Widyaratna (London Review Bookshop)
“Reader, I Married Him” by Alice Evans
The relationship recession is going global (The Financial Times)
Good on Paper: Are Young Men Really Becoming More Sexist? (The Atlantic)
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