Under the Volcano
A Novel (P.S.)
by Malcolm Lowry
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in About Mexico, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
"Lowry's masterpiece...has a claim to being regarded as one of the ten most consequential works of fiction produced in [the twentieth] century." Los Angeles TimesGeoffrey 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 ...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in About Mexico, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
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Anthony Bourdain
“Rereading the magnificent Under The Volcano before going to Cuernavaca. One of the truly great books.”
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