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 lifethe Day of the Dead, 1938his wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac, inspired by a vision of life tog
Under the Volcano
โ Scribed by Malcolm Lowry
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 327 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Malcolm Lowry's remarkable Under the Volcano unfolds over the course of a single day, and follows the lives of an alcoholic British consul to Mexico, Geoffrey Firmin, his estranged wife, Yvonne, and Hugh, Geoffrey's half-brother. On the Mexican Day of the Dead, Yvonne makes a valiant, yet ultimately futile attempt to rescue Geoffrey from his drinking and his demons, but reveals instead only the inner turmoil of a man ruined by drink and unrealized ambitions.
Under the Volcano is recognized as one of the greatest English-language novels published during the twentieth century by the Modern Library. It has been adapted for radio and film.
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