Malcolm Lowry
Douglas Day • 1973 • Oxford, 1973
- Author
- Douglas Day
- First published
- 1973
- Publisher
- Oxford, 1973
- Genres
- Biography
- ISBN
- 9788437502496
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Published in 1973 by Oxford University Press, this biography by Douglas Day stands as a foundational text in the critical study of Malcolm Lowry, the troubled and brilliant author of Under the Volcano. Day, a professor at the University of Virginia, undertook this project to disentangle the complex, often mythologized life of Lowry from his semi-autobiographical fiction, drawing upon extensive access to the author's private papers and correspondence.
The book is highly regarded for its empathetic yet rigorous exploration of Lowry’s struggles with alcoholism and his nomadic existence, providing a psychological framework for his dense, modernist prose. Upon its release, it was received as a landmark achievement in literary biography, eventually earning the National Book Award for Biography in 1974. Its design and scholarly approach established a standard for how biographers reconcile the chaotic life of an artist with the structure of their literary output.
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