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"The novel [Under the Volcano] can be read simply as a story which you can  
skip if you want. It can be read as a story you will get more out of if you  
don't skip. It can be regarded as a kind of symphony, or in another way as a  
kind of opera--or even a horse opera. It is hot music, a poem, a song, a comedy, 
 a farce, and so forth. It is superficial, profound, entertaining, and 
boring,  according to taste. It is a prophecy, a political warning, a cryptogram, a  
preposterous movie." 
- Malcolm Lowry to his publisher Jonathan Cape, January  2, 1946 
 
Assistance, such as chapter  summaries and explanations,  for  readers 
struggling with the novel can be accessed through:  _http://home.istar.ca/~stewart/_ 
(http://home.istar.ca/~stewart/) .

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