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ListJul 18, 2026

Swollen Summer

Constant struggle against slow inevitable force of growth and decay, madness, etc. Post term pregnancy heatwave reading

@emeraldgirlUnder the volcano.: With an introd. by Stephen Spender.

ListJun 23, 2026

Donald Barthelme's Reading List

A reading list Donald Barthelme composed for his students. "In no apparent order, just read them."

@jpwicksUnder the volcano.: With an introd. by Stephen Spender.

ReviewAug 2, 2024

The Consul decapitated a dusty coquelicot poppy growing by the side of the gutter with his stick. One of Under the Volcano's smaller sentences, but isn't it perfectly-formed? The parade of plosives in the violent first half, petering out into plainness. At th…

@yarbUnder the volcano.: With an introd. by Stephen Spender.

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