All That Is Solid Melts into Air (novel)

All That is Solid Melts into Air is the debut novel by the Irish writer Darragh McKeon.

First edition (publ. Viking Press)

Using the Chernobyl disaster as a backdrop, the novel chronicles the collapse and ultimate end of the Soviet Union.[1][2] McKeon was shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year award at the 2014 Irish Book Awards.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Marra, Anthony (7 August 2014). "Darragh McKeon's 'All That Is Solid Melts Into Air'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ Burnside, John (22 March 2014). "All That Is Solid Melts into Air review – 'a moving debut of life after Chernobyl'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ Walsh, Alison (16 November 2014). "The Shock of the New". The Independent.