Under the Volcano

by Malcolm Lowry

2020-08-25 16:55:29

"Lowry''s masterpiece. . . has a claim to being regarded as one of the ten most consequential works of fiction produced in [the twentieth] century." — Los Angeles TimesUnder the Volcano remains one of literature''s most powerful and lyrica... Read more

"Lowry''s masterpiece. . . has a claim to being regarded as one of the ten most consequential works of fiction produced in [the twentieth] century." — Los Angeles Times

Under the Volcano remains one of literature''s most powerful and lyrical statements on the human condition, and a brilliant portrayal of one man''s constant struggle against the elemental forces that threaten to destroy him.

Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. His debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life. On the most fateful day of the consul''s life—the Day of the Dead—his wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. She is determined to rescue Firmin and their failing marriage, but her mission is further complicated by the presence of Hugh, the consul''s half brother, and Jacques, a childhood friend. The events of this one significant day unfold against an unforgettable backdrop of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical.

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Book Details

File size7.92x5.32x1.09inches
Print pages402
PublisherHarper Perennial
Publication date April 1, 2007
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780061120152
Clarence Malcolm Lowry (28 July 1909 – 26 June 1957) was an English poet and novelist who is best known for his 1947 novel Under the Volcano, which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library 100 Best No...

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