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Malcolm lowry books6/28/2023 The book picked up the Governor General’s award and is considered one of the best English-language novels of the 20 th century. I found Under the Volcano, a semi auto-biographical novel about an alcoholic ex British consul living in small town Mexico, a tough slog. The guy had a brilliant way with words, much like Hemingway I’m just not really a fan of either. Jacqueline Bisset starred in the 1984 movie of the same name, and Albert Finney won an Oscar nomination for best actor in a leading role. The manuscript was rejected 13 times, nearly lost in a fire, and eventually published in 1947. Malcolm Lowry with galley proof of Under the Volcano. It was here where he spent the most productive time of his short life, which included more than a dozen novels and works of poetry. He had a variety of addresses on Vancouver’s West Side and in the West End, but most of his time was spent near Deep Cove in North Vancouver. Under the Volcano:īorn in England, Lowry lived in Vancouver for more than 15 years. Margerie Lowry in front of their shack at Dollaton. He wrote Under the Volcano, his most famous book, from a shack in Cates Park. Malcolm Lowry may be North Vancouver’s most talented, paranoid alcoholic.
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