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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780061120152
ISBN: 0061120154
Label: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: April 01, 2007
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Sales Rank: 19762
Studio: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
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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 life—the Day of the Dead, 1938—his wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. She is determined to rescue Firmin and their failing marriage, but her mission is further complicated by the presence of Hugh, the consul's half brother, and Jacques, a childhood friend. The events of this one significant day unfold against an unforgettable backdrop of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical.
Under the Volcano remains one of literature's most powerful and lyrical statements on the human condition, and a brilliant portrayal of one man's constant struggle against the elemental forces that threaten to destroy him.
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I found this novel intriguing and full of imaginative imagery. It also provides a believable and fascinating description of what it must feel like to be a drunk (sorry - to have the disease of alcoholism, as did Lowry). Unfortunately, it was a tough read. Many of the sentences are long, with multiple clauses and parenthetical remarks. Even after reading some of the passages many times, I couldn't figure out their structure and could deduce no meaning. For example, consider:
"She ... Read More
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Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, is suffering with end-stage alcoholism. He drinks in order to function. He has morning trembles, blackouts, and DTs. He stores bottles everywhere. Meanwhile, Yvonne, his wife, has a vision of a lovely alcohol-free life with Geoffrey in pristine British Columbia. Finally, Hugh, Geoffrey's bold yet ineffectual brother and competitor, accepts and even encourages his drinking.
While this hardly sounds like exceptional material, Malcolm Lowry turns ... Read More
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I like to tease my literary friends by saying "the film is always better than the novel", which sends them off into seizures. However, this is one instance that the book is vastly superior to the film, and it is undoubtedly one of the greatest books I have ever had the pleasure to read. Malcolm Lowry's prose style and mastery of the English language is beautiful to behold, and reading Under the Volcano fills you with wonder and awe. It's a masterful book, depicting the last day of an alcoholic (probably ... Read More
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This is probably the best book I have ever read and I have been reading for over 40 years. I don't even know where to begin. So much of what blew me away by this novel is close to impossible to put into words. I agree that it took a few dozen pages to get used to the style but then it just started to flow and I mean flow. I confess I did not understand all of the literary and political references but those I did were amazing. It is a sad book, especially in that it made me think that current world ... Read More
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This is a complicated novel that I found hard to start, but once reaching page 50 or so, things become much easier. This particular version has an introduction by Stephen Spender and an afterword by William Vollman. Frankly, they should be avoided until you have read the book. I bought and read this exact version and I read the commentaries after finishing the main text. Those two commentaries that come with the book tend to reveal the plot, and the plot should remain a mystery until you read the book.
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