{"product_id":"under-the-volcano-by-malcolm-lowry-lettered-edition","title":"Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry - Lettered Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest novels of the 20th century, \u003cem\u003eUnder the Volcano\u003c\/em\u003e is Malcolm Lowry's powerful and lyrical statement on the human condition, and a brilliant portrayal of one man's constant struggle against the forces that threaten to destroy him. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps15\"\u003eGeoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. His debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life. On the most fateful day of the consul's life—the Day of the Dead, 1938—his wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. She is determined to rescue Firmin and their failing marriage, but her mission is further complicated by the presence of Hugh, the consul's half brother, and Jacques, a childhood friend. The events of this one significant day unfold against an unforgettable backdrop of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst conceived during Malcolm Lowry’s turbulent years in Mexico, the earliest manuscript for \u003cem\u003eUnder the Volcano\u003c\/em\u003e faced repeated rejection before Lowry devoted himself entirely to four years of rewrites between 1940 and 1944. The work was then nearly lost in a devastating fire at the Lowry's cabin in Dollarton before being completed. Lowry's second wife, Margerie Bonner, rescued the unfinished novel, but all of Lowry's other works in progress were lost in the blaze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps15\"\u003eThe novel was finished in 1945, and ultimately published in 1947 in both the United States and the United Kingdom after Lowry’s impassioned defense of its form and intent. When UK publisher Jonathan Cape expressed his reservations about publishing it without further edits, Lowry responded: \"Whether it sells or not seems to me either way a risk. But there is something about the destiny of the creation of the book that seems to tell me it just might go \u003cem\u003eon\u003c\/em\u003e selling a very long time.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was met with a modest initial reception, and fell out of print before Lowry's death in 1957. Since then, the novel has risen to canonical status, ranked among the greatest works of the twentieth century by the Modern Library and included in Time’s list of the 100 best English-language novels. Alfred Kazin hailed it as “Lowry’s masterpiece… one of the ten most consequential works of fiction produced in this century,” while the \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e described it as “one of the towering novels of this century.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew novels descend so completely into the fragile, flickering consciousness of a man unraveling as \u003cem\u003eUnder the Volcano\u003c\/em\u003e, where Malcolm Lowry transforms a single day into an odyssey of memory, regret, and quiet, inescapable ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limited edition of \u003cem\u003eUnder the Volcano\u003c\/em\u003e by Malcolm Lowry is presented in two states: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.suntup.press\/products\/under-the-volcano-by-malcolm-lowry-numbered-edition\"\u003eNumbered Edition\u003c\/a\u003e and Lettered Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLETTERED EDITION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6” x 9” trim size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited to 26 copies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by Michael Schmidt, Chris Ackerley, and Sara Tyson.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven color illustrations by Sara Tyson.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBound in full goatskin with handmade leather head and tail bands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCentral inlay composed of wood and leather in the form of a laser-engraved skull, inspired by Día de los Muertos imagery, with leather inlays on the skull surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover features delicate foil blocking creating an interplay between material depth and reflective detail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText set in Linotype Aldus with Michelangelo for display, both designed by Hermann Zapf; edition designed by Jason Dewinetz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEndsheets in Hahnemühle Bugra; text pages printed on Mohawk Via Laid paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted by offset lithography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoused in a cloth-covered clamshell enclosure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Michael Schmidt and afterword by Chris Ackerley.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBookmark with all pre-orders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePublished editions may differ slightly from mockups and prototype designs.\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations © 2024 by Sara Tyson\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suntup Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42210947301456,"sku":"VOLCANO-LETTERED","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1801\/0657\/files\/VolcanoLettered1.jpg?v=1775838398","url":"https:\/\/shop.suntup.press\/products\/under-the-volcano-by-malcolm-lowry-lettered-edition","provider":"Suntup Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}