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Under the Volcano

by Malcolm Lowry

An alcoholic former consul moves through one catastrophic Day of the Dead in Mexico.

Published
1947
Setting
Mexico
Shelf rating
4.4

The story, briefly

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In Mexico, an alcoholic former British consul moves through an increasingly disastrous day while his estranged wife tries to reach him.

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  1. Expatriate ruin in a beautiful place

    Fatalism, drinking, a damaged marriage, and gathering catastrophe make Lowry a feverish counterpart to Bowles.

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9780061120152

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  1. 1Under the Volcano — Open Library ISBN catalogue

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  2. 2Under the Volcano — Google Books edition record

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  1. 3Under the Volcano — Internet Archive ISBN catalogue

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  2. 4Under the Volcano — Library of Congress books catalogue

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