This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Under the Volcano (disambiguation).
Under the Volcano
First edition (US)
Author
Malcolm Lowry
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Publisher
Reynal & Hitchcock (US) Jonathan Cape (UK)
Publication date
1947
Media type
Print
Text
Under the Volcano online
Under the Volcano is a novel by English writer Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957) published in 1947. The novel tells the story of Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic British consul in the Mexican city of Quauhnahuac, on the Day of the Dead in November 1938. The book takes its name from the two volcanoes, Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, that overshadow Quauhnahuac and the characters. Under the Volcano was Lowry's second and last complete novel.
The novel was adapted for radio on Studio One in 1947 but had gone out of print by the time Lowry died in 1957. In 1984, it served as the basis of a film of the same name that restored its popularity. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Under the Volcano at number 11 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
It was included in Modern Library's 100 Best English-Language Novels, Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, Time's All-Time 100 Novels, and Anthony Burgess' Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939.[1][2][3][4]
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^"Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century by Le Monde - The Greatest Books". thegreatestbooks.org. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^"All-Time 100 Novels". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^"The New York Times: Book Review Search Article". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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