Under the Volcano
Ranked #17 in Mexico, Ranked #41 in Alcoholism — see more rankings.
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—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... more
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Robin Robertson An incredibly moving cautionary tale. (Source)
Robin Robertson An incredibly moving cautionary tale. (Source)
Hugh Thomson There was a syndrome in the 1920s and 30s of British writers writing about Mexico – Lawrence, Waugh, Huxley, Greene. But Malcolm Lowry was one of the few English writers who actually spent quite a lot of time in the country. Graham Greene was only there for five weeks or so before writing his novel, but Lowry got under the skin of Mexico in a way that few of his contemporaries did. (Source)
Robin Robertson An incredibly moving cautionary tale. (Source)
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