Under the Volcano

Resumen del libro

Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. Here the consul's debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life. Under the Volcano is set during the most fateful day of the consul's life -- the Day of the Dead, 1938. His wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac to rescue him and their failing marriage, inspired by a vision of a life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. Yvonne's mission to save the consul is further complicated by the presence of Hugh, the consul's half-brother, and Jacques, a childhood friend. The events of this one day unfold against a backdrop unforgettable for its evocation of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Malcom Lowryx{0026}lt;/B (1909-1957) nació en Inglaterra y estudió en la universidad de Cambridge. Pasó gran parte de su vida viajando; vivió en París, Nueva York, México, Los Ángeles, Canadá e Italia, entre otros países. Fue autor de numerosos obras literarias, sin embargo solo publicó en vida las novelas x{0026}lt;I Ultramarina x{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I Bajo del volcánx{0026}lt;/I .x{0026}lt;/P