normal people

  • Exploring Wealth and Relationships in Sally Rooney’s Mr Salary

    Mr Salary shows Sally Rooney at her best, or rather, at her most comfortable. She writes about characters in unconventional relationships (echoing the age gaps in Intermezzo and Conversations with Friends), and interrogates the role that wealth and social class play in these relationships (again, echoing Intermezzo and CWF, but more strongly, Normal People). How does Sally Rooney keep getting away with…

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