Ch. X (p. 287)
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What is man but a little soul holding up a corpse?
— Malcolm Lowry
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Malcolm Lowry" (Quotes, Under the Volcano (1947): Page numbers without annotation are from the following edition: New American Library, 1971, LCC 65-11640. Page numbers annotated with an asterisk are from the Penguin Classics edition, ISBN-13: 978-0-14-118225-4.)
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About Malcolm Lowry
Malcolm Lowry (28 July 1909 – 26 June 1957) was an English poet and novelist best known for his novel Under the Volcano.
About Malcolm Lowry
Malcolm Lowry (28 July 1909 – 26 June 1957) was an English poet and novelist best known for his novel Under the Volcano.
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