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Under the Volcano by Lowry, Malcolm; Schmidt, Michael is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Under the Volcano about?
It is the Day of the Dead. The fiesta in full swing. In the shadow of Popocatepeti ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate...and the ugly pariah dogs roam the streets. Geoffrey Firmin, HM ex-consul, is drowning himself in liquor and Mescal, while his ex-wife and half brother look on powerless to help him. As the day wears on, it becomes apparent that Geoffrey must die. It is his only escape from a world he cannot understand. UNDER THE VOLCANO is one of the century's great undisputed masterpieces.
Who reads Under the Volcano?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Lowry, Malcolm; Schmidt, Michael
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Published
- 1947
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141190679
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (253 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Under the Volcano (Picador Books) (1990)
- Under the Volcano (1946)
- Under the Volcano (Penguin Modern Classics) (2000)
- Under the Volcano (Perennial Classic.) (2000)
- Under the Volcano (Perennial Classic.) (1965)
- Under the Volcano: A Novel (P.S.) (1994)
- Bajo el volcan (Biblioteca Era) (1997)
- Under the Volcano: A Novel (2000)
- Under the Volcano (1965)
- Under the Volcano: A Novel (P.S.) (1963)
- Under the Volcano (1971)
- Under the Volcano (Penguin Modern Classics) (1947)
- Under vulkanen (1996)
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