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Clarence Malcolm Lowry ( / ˈlaʊri /; 28 July 1909 – 26 June 1957) 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 100 Best Novels list. [1] Biography. Early years in England.
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Malcolm Lowry (born July 28, 1909, Wallasey, Cheshire, England—died June 27, 1957, Ripe, Sussex) was an English novelist, short-story writer, and poet whose masterwork was Under the Volcano (1947; reissued 1962). It was begun in 1936 and is redolent of that period, when the world itself seemed to be lurching toward self-destruction.
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Jul 20, 2017 · Under the Volcano by the British novelist and poet Malcolm Lowry is considered one of the most influential novels of the 20th century. But given the wrangling that took place during the book’s...
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Nov 2, 2011 · Malcolm Lowry. This article is more than 12 years old. Under the Volcano: a modernist masterpiece. Chris Power. Malcolm Lowry's feverish novel has so many potential interpretations,...
Jun 11, 2018 · Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957) is best known for his one and only masterpiece, an autobiographical novel entitled Under the Volcano. It weaves together themes of alienation, love, political idealism, and myth. An uncontrolled alcoholic, Lowry's life was marked by self-destruction and desolation.
Clarence Malcolm Lowry (/ ˈ l aʊ r i /; 28 July 1909 – 26 June 1957) was a British writer from the Wirral. He is most famous for his 1947 novel Under the Volcano about an alcoholic Consul in Mexico. Lowry was himself an alcoholic and a lot of his writings were about the effect alcohol had on his life and on the lives of his characters.
