Under the Volcano is a remarkable portrait of one man's relentless struggle against the elemental forces that threaten to destroy him, and one of literature's most profound and lyrical comments on the human condition.
Former British consul Geoffrey Firmin has arrived in Quauhnahuac, Mexico. Drinking has become his crippling illness, and it has taken over his life. Yvonne, the consul's wife, arrives in Quauhnahuac on the Day of the Dead, motivated by a vision of living together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have brought their relationship to the brink of breakdown. She is determined to save Firmin and their failing marriage, but her goal is hampered by the arrival of Hugh, the consul's half-brother, and Jacques, the consul's younger brother.