Under the Volcano

by Malcolm Lowry

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Quauhnahuac, Mexico

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Geoffrey Firmin

Yvonne Firmin

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0452255953, Paperback)

Beneth the twin shadows of Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl in Mexico, a fateful series of events unfolds. Set against the backdrop of Europe during the Spanish Civil War, and in the course of one day, an entire life is chronicled.

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