by Malcolm Lowry · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483100318
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«Bajo el volcán» is the literary novel by Malcolm Lowry, published by Tusquets Editores in paperback (424 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Mexico during the Day of the Dead in 1938, the novel follows Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul trying to survive a day marked by his alcoholism and remorse. The return of his ex-wife Yvonne and the presence of his half-brother Hugh reactivate old conflicts, while the Mexican landscape imposes itself as a setting between the festive and the infernal.
The novel is part of the Andanzas collection, where it bears number 318; the edition is from 1997.
For readers of literary and contemporary fiction, especially those seeking a classic of twentieth-century world narrative.
Clarence Malcolm Lowry was an English poet and novelist who is best known for his 1947 novel Under the Volcano, which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library's 100 Best Novels list.
