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Under the Volcano


<p>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, 1938—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.</p> <p><b>Under the Volcano</b> 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.</p>

Author(s): Malcolm Lowry  

ISBN 10: 0061120154
ISBN 13: 9780061120152
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Publication: April 2007
Edition: Reprint
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Other books by Malcolm Lowry

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3. Bajo El Volcan (2002/01/01)
4. Bajo El Volcan Paperback (4/1/2009)
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6. Dark as the Grave Wherein My Friend is Laid (Modern Classics) (1972/01/27)
7. Dark as the Grave Wherein My Friend Is Laid (Picador Classics) Paperback (1991/02/08)
8. El Viaje Que Nunca Termina Paperback (2000)
9. El Volcan, El Mezcal, Los Comisariosa Paperback (January 2002)
10. En Route Version Lile De Gabriola Paperback - French (September 1990)
11. Escuchanos, Senor, Desde El Cielo, Tu Morada (2002)
12. Escuchanos, Senor, Desde El Cielo, Tu Morada Paperback (January 2002)
13. Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place Paperback (1996/08/01)
14. Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place (Picador Classics) (1991/09/06)
15. Hear Us O Lord from Thy Dwelling Place: AND Lunar Caustic (Penguin modern classics) (December 1979)
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19. October Ferry to Gabriola (1971/08/26)
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