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  • Written by: Malcolm Lowry
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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Under the Volcano

Written by: Malcolm Lowry
Narrated by: John Lee
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On the Day of the Dead, in 1938, Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic and ruined man, is fatefully living out his last day, drowning himself in mescal while his former wife and half-brother look on, powerless to help him. The events of this one day unfold against a backdrop unforgettable for its evocation of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical.
©1947 Peter Matson (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Classics World Literature Literary Fiction
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"The book obviously belongs with the most original and creative novels of our time." (Alfred Kazin)
"One of the towering novels of [the twentieth] century." ( New York Times)
"[Lowry's] masterpiece...has a claim to being regarded as one of the ten most consequential works of fiction produced in this century...." ( Los Angeles Times)

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This is a great reading of this monumentally tragic novel. Narrator John Lee brings atmosphere and clarity to truly one of the greatest books of the 20th century.

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