Under the volcano / Malcolm Lowry ; with an introduction by Stephen Spender.

By:

Lowry, Malcolm, 1909-1957

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: New York : Perennial Classics, 2000.Edition: 1st Perennial Classics edDescription: xxvi, 397 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

0060955228

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Psychological fiction.

DDC classification:

813.54 21

Abstract: On a single, fateful day in Quauhnahuac, Mexico, 1938, a former British consul wrestles with his demons as his wife tries to rescue their marriage from his drinking problem -- On the Day of the Dead, in 1938, Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic and ruined man, is fatefully living out his last day, drowning himself in mescal while his former wife and half-brother look on, powerless to help him. The events of this one day unfold against a backdrop unforgettable for its evocation of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library General Stacks	813.54 / LO.U 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		008882

Originally published: J.B. Lippincott, 1947.

On a single, fateful day in Quauhnahuac, Mexico, 1938, a former British consul wrestles with his demons as his wife tries to rescue their marriage from his drinking problem -- On the Day of the Dead, in 1938, Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic and ruined man, is fatefully living out his last day, drowning himself in mescal while his former wife and half-brother look on, powerless to help him. The events of this one day unfold against a backdrop unforgettable for its evocation of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical.

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