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Under the Volcano

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Under the Volcano

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 Genre Fiction United States World Literature
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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)
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the text is awesome but the Spanish pronounciation is not appropriate. this takes me away from the story.

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It's horrible, the Spanish isn't even bad like with an English accent - the narrator clearly doesn't understand the language which makes his reading barely understandable and distracting. I sent the audiobook back.

The Spanish is terrible

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