| Title | Under the volcano |
|---|---|
| Author | Malcolm Lowry |
| Publication | Penguin |
| Size | 375p |
| Language | ENG |
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| Topics |
American fiction--Autobiographical American fiction--Social Alcoholics Mexico--Fiction Books adapted into a film or play |
| Notes | The novel tells the story of Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic British consul in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac, on the Day of the Dead, 2 November 1938. The book takes its name from the two volcanoes that overshadow Quauhnahuac and the characters, Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl. Under the Volcano was Lowry's second and last complete novel. [wikipedia] |