All That is Solid Melts into Air is the debut novel by the Irish writer Darragh McKeon.
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]
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This article is about the cultural impact of the Chernobyl disaster, the world's worst nuclear accident to date.
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