News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop
not-for-profit - a workers'co-op - committed to social justice | 96 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4HY - 0151 708 7270
Under the Volcano
by Malcolm Lowry - £9.99 Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) (2000)
paperback
ISBN 13: 9780141182254 | ISBN 10: 0141182253
It is the Day of the Dead. The fiesta in full swing.
In the shadow of Popocatepeti ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate...and the ugly pariah dogs roam the streets. Geoffrey Firmin, HM ex-consul, is drowning himself in liquor and Mescal, while his ex-wife and half brother look on powerless to help him.
As the day wears on, it becomes apparent that Geoffrey must die. It is his only escape from a world he cannot understand.
Under the Volcano is one of the century's great undisputed masterpieces.
(Price & availability last checked: November 2018)
© News From Nowhere Co-operative Ltd IP24524R 2004-2025 | Privacy policy | Contact | return to top of page