Under the Volcano
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| - | '''''Under the Volcano''''' ([[1947]]) is a [[semi-autobiographical]] novel by [[English writer]] [[Malcolm Lowry]]. The novel tells the story of Geoffrey Firmin, an [[alcoholic]] [[United Kingdom|British]] [[consul]] in the small [[Mexico|Mexican]] town of Quauhnahuac (recognizably [[Cuernavaca]]), on the [[Day of the Dead]] in 1938. | ||
| - | It was [[Under the Volcano (film)|made into a film]] in 1984. | + | '''''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 [[Consulate general|consul]] in the small Mexican town of [[Cuernavaca|Quauhnahuac]], on the [[Day of the Dead]], 1 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. |
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| + | The novel was adapted for radio on ''[[Studio One (U.S. TV series)|Studio One]]'' in 1947 but had gone out of print by the time Lowry died in 1957. Its popularity restored, in 1984 it served as the basis of [[Under the Volcano (1984 film)|a film of the same name]]. In 1998, the [[Modern Library]] ranked ''Under the Volcano'' at number 11 on its list of the [[Modern Library 100 Best Novels|100 best English-language novels of the 20th century]]. | ||
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| + | It was included in [[Modern Library]]'s [[Modern Library 100 Best Novels|100 Best English-Language Novels]], [[Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century]], [[Time (magazine)|Time]]'s [[Time's List of the 100 Best Novels|All-Time 100 Novels]], and [[Anthony Burgess]]' [[Ninety-nine Novels|Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939]]. | ||
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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 small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac, on the Day of the Dead, 1 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. Its popularity restored, in 1984 it served as the basis of a film of the same name. 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.
