{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/66f139aaadc297d09e1b4074?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Sally Rooney became the voice of a generation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1727102128172-7d49a2f3-53ef-4b34-968e-3eeb8266cb90.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Normal People</em> and <em>Conversations with Friends </em>author Sally Rooney is a publishing sensation and became a huge star whilst still in her twenties. Her new book <em>Intermezzo</em>, published today, follows two grieving brothers in complicated relationships. Will it cement Rooney’s reputation as the voice of millennials - or is she overhyped?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Laura Hackett, Deputy Literary Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Normal People/BBC Three/Hulu, Manchester EUDC 2013, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Denmark, Fox News.</p><p><strong>Episode artwork: </strong>Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Further listening</strong>: <a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/25ea4b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What 50 years of best-selling books says about us</a></p><p><strong>Get in touch</strong>: <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}