Under the Volcano

Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. Here the consul's debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life. Under the Volcano is set during the most fateful day of the consul's life-the Day of the Dead, 1938. His wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac to rescue him and their failing marriage, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. Yvonne's mission is to save the consul is further complicated by the presence of Hugh, the consul's half-brother, and Jacques, a childhood friend. The events of this one day unfold against a backdrop unforgettable for its evocation of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical.

Author: Malcolm Lowry
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 06/13/2016
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.11d
ISBN13: 9780062179562
ISBN10: 006217956X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Hispanic & Latino | General
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Classics

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