Under the Volcano
One of the twentieth century''s great undisputed masterpieces, Malcolm Lowry''s Under the Volcano includes an introduction by Michael Schmidt in Penguin Modern Classics.
It is the fiesta ''Day of the Dead'' in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac. In the shadow of the volcano, ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate, ugly pariah dogs roam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-cons...
One of the twentieth century''s great undisputed masterpieces, Malcolm Lowry''s Under the Volcano includes an introduction by Michael Schmidt in Penguin Modern Classics.
It is the fiesta ''Day of the Dead'' in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac. In the shadow of the volcano, ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate, ugly pariah dogs roam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-cons...
