'Beautiful World' is a novel about class and crisis, and how these phenomena that rule our world shape our relationships with one another.
Tag: sally rooney

Love and Self-Loathing in Sally Rooney’s ‘Conversations With Friends’
In Rooney's books, characters are forever, in equal parts, drawn together and torn asunder repeatedly until the books grind to a more upbeat end.

The Difficulty of Modern Love
Love has died a quiet death in a contest of self righteousness.

A Brief History of Reading: The Innate Joy of Second-Hand Books
A personal essay on the writer's relationship with Kolkata's College Street, which was battered by Cyclone Amphan.