: This period saw poignant personal narratives, such as Zadie Smith's The Fall of My Teen-Age Self in The New Yorker , which explored the intensity of youth and the shifts in self-perception over time. Other notable works included reflections on surviving traumatic injury and finding meaning in grief.
For academic or professional writing during this timeframe, there was a strong emphasis on:
The Fall of My Teen-Age Self, by Zadie Smith - The New Yorker