Record Number |
668010 |
ISBN |
0061120154 |
9780061120152 9780061120152 (pbk) |
0061120154 (pbk) |
Author |
Lowry, Malcolm, 1909-1957 |
Title |
Under the volcano / Malcolm Lowry ; with an introduction by Stephen Spender and an afterword by William T. Vollmann. |
Edition |
1st HarperPerennial Modern Classics ed. |
Publisher/Date |
HarperPerennial Modern Classics, |
Pagination etc. |
xxvi, 402, 16 p. ; 21 cm. |
Contents note |
Originally published: J.B. Lippincott, 1947. 1st Perennial Classics ed. published 2000. |
"P.S."--Cover. |
Includes sections about the author, about the book, and read on. |
Summary Note |
"Set in Mexico on the eve of WWII, the story tells of a man in extremis, an alcoholic consul bursting with regret, longing, resentment and remorse, whose climactic moment rapidly approaches..."---Editorial review from www.amazon.com. |
Subject |
Alcoholics -- Fiction |
Consuls -- Fiction |
British -- Mexico -- Fiction |
All Souls' Day -- Fiction |
Cuernavaca (Mexico) -- Fiction |
Psychological fiction. |
Shelf Location |
F LOWR |