Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957)
Author of Under the Volcano
About the Author
Clarence Malcolm Lowry was born on July 28, 1909 in Cheshire, England. He attended Braeside School, Caldicote School and the Leys School, Cambridge before sailing to the Far East as a deckhand in the summer of 1927. Upon his return in 1929, Lowry settled down to his education, first studying with show more poet and novelist Conrad Aiken for several months and then entering St. Catherine's College, Cambridge University, England. He graduated in 1932 with a B.A. in English and published his first novel, "Ultramarine," in 1933. In 1934, he married Jan Gabrail in Paris, but was tormented by emotional problems. After spending some time in the psychiatric wing of Bellevue Hospital in New York, he began work on his next book, "Lunar Caustic" in 1935. The next year, he and his wife moved to Mexico where he began writing "Under the Volcano." Over the next 10 years, work on the book continued, despite personal crises that included a divorce and remarriage, moves from Mexico to Los Angeles to Vancouver, and the destruction of his home by fire. "Under the Volcano" was finally published in New York on February 19, 1947 and in London on September 1, 1947. The book has since become a classic, but unfortunately its themes of alcoholism and failure were all too genuine a part of Lowry's life. While he continued to write and to travel, the remainder of his life was plagued by the severe emotional problems brought about by his excessive drinking. Malcolm Lowry died on June 27, 1957 in the English village of Ripe, Sussex. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Malcolm Lowry
Hear Us O Lord from Thy Dwelling Place: AND Lunar Caustic (Penguin modern classics) (1979) 29 copies
Ultramarine - Sombre comme la tombe où repose mon ami - En route vers l'île de Gabriola (2005) 3 copies
ATRAVÉS DO CANAL DO PANAMA 2 copies
Gesamtwerk in Einzelausgaben 1 = Die letzte Adresse und Erzählungen aus dem Nachlass (1986) 2 copies
Lowry Malcom 1 copy
Briefe 1 copy
Cambridge poetry, 1930 1 copy
New world writing. 4 1 copy
Το Μονοπάτι της Βρύσης 1 copy
The bravest boat 1 copy
Pod ognjenikom 1 copy
The Collected Works Volume One: Ultramarine, Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place, Under the Volcano, and… (2018) 1 copy
CHOIX DE LETTRES 1 copy
Associated Works
New World Writing: Third Mentor Selection - Poetry, Fiction, Drama, Criticism (1953) — Contributor — 6 copies
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- Canonical name
- Lowry, Malcolm
- Legal name
- Lowry, Clarence Malcolm
- Birthdate
- 1909-07-28
- Date of death
- 1957-06-26
- Burial location
- St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Ripe, East Sussex, England
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- New Brighton, Merseyside, England, UK
- Place of death
- Ripe, East Sussex, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
New York, New York, USA
Mexico
Los Angeles, California, USA
Dollarton, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Italy (show all 7)
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK - Education
- University of Cambridge (St. Catherine's)
Leys School, Cambridge - Occupations
- poet
novelist
short-story writer - Relationships
- Aiken, Conrad (friend)
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