ISBN: 9780140017328

Penguin Books. Good. 181mm / 111mm. Paperback. 1962. 375 pages. Cover worn. Text tanned<br>One of the twentieth centur y's great undisputed masterpieces, Malcolm Lowry's Und… Altro …

Penguin Books. Good. 181mm / 111mm. Paperback. 1962. 375 pages. Cover worn. Text tanned<br>One of the twentieth centur y's great undisputed masterpieces, Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volc ano includes an introduction by Michael Schmidt in Penguin Modern Classics. It is the fiesta 'Day of the Dead' in the small Mexica n town of Quauhnahuac. In the shadow of the volcano, ragged child ren beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate, ugly pariah dogs r oam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-consul, ex-husband, an a lcoholic and a ruined man - is living out the last day of his lif e. Drowning himself in mescal while his former wife and half-brot her look on, powerless to help him, the consul has become an endu ring tragic figure. As the day wears on, it becomes apparent that Geoffrey must die. It is his only escape from a world he cannot understand. His story, the image of one man's agonised journey to wards Calvary, became a prophetic book for a whole generation. Ma lcolm Lowry (1909-1957) was born and died in England. Between sch ool and studying English at St Catherine's College, Cambridge he spent five months at sea as a deckhand, an experience which gave him the material for his first novel, Ultramarine (1933). After m arrying in Paris, he moved to New York where he completed In Ball ast to the White (1936). Under The Volcano was begun in Hollywood , coloured by a short stay in the Mexico that it describes, and e ventually finished in Dollarton, British Columbia. If you enjoyed Under the Volcano, you might like F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Beau tiful and the Damned, also available in Penguin Classics. 'A Faus tian masterpiece' Anthony Burgess ., Penguin Books, 1962, 2.5<

1985, ISBN: 0140017321

[EAN: 9780140017328], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, Toronto], FICTION GENERAL LOWERY, MALCOLM. CANADIAN FICTION., Name stamped on first page, light da… Altro …

[EAN: 9780140017328], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, Toronto], FICTION GENERAL LOWERY, MALCOLM. CANADIAN FICTION., Name stamped on first page, light damp stain side edge first 6 pages, otherwise an unread copy. Like most of the work of Lowry this book is, in the main, autobiographical. It is the Day of Death and the fiesta is in full swing. Geoffrey Firmin, H.M. ex-counsul, is drowning himself in liquor and mescal, while his ex-wife and half-brother look on, powerless to help. As the day wears on, it becomes apparent that Geoffrey must die to escape from a world he cannot understand., Books<

1984, ISBN: 0140017321

[EAN: 9780140017328], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 3.48], [PU: Penguin Classics 31/05/1984], This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. Th… Altro …

[EAN: 9780140017328], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 3.48], [PU: Penguin Classics 31/05/1984], This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. ., Books<