UndertheVolcano
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollins
- 出版时间 2014年9月 第1版
- ISBN 9780062371515
- 定价 135.40
内容简介
GeoffreyFirmin，aformerBritishconsul，hascometoQuauhnahuac，Mexico.Hisdebilitatingmalaiseisdrinking，anactivitythathasovershadowedhislife.Onthemostfatefuldayoftheconsul'slife—theDayoftheDead，1938—hiswife，Yvonne，arrivesinQuauhnahuac，inspiredbyavisionoflifetogetherawayfromMexicoandthecircumstancesthathavedriventheirrelationshiptothebrinkofcollapse.SheisdeterminedtorescueFirminandtheirfailingmarriage，buthermissionisfurthercomplicatedbythepresenceofHugh，theconsul'shalfbrother，andJacques，achildhoodfriend.TheeventsofthisonesignificantdayunfoldagainstanunforgettablebackdropofaMexicoatoncemagicalanddiabolical.UndertheVolcanoremainsoneofliterature'smostpowerfulandlyricalstatementsonthehumancondition，andabrilliantportrayalofoneman'sconstantstruggleagainsttheelementalforcesthatthreatentodestroyhim.
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