Rooney Redux / Irony Redux
The end of (dramatic) irony Pt. 2 and the rise of language games
Once more unto the breach: I have reviewed Sally Rooney’s latest novel, Intermezzo. You can read it here in 4Columns.
For anyone who does not follow contemporary literature (and a few of you are here mostly for previous writing on banking crises, the end irony, the end of Europe, American electoral politics, etc.), I will quickly catch you up to speed ab…