The Bluecoat Library, Liverpool, is hosting the annual Lowry Lounge event: Malc, Magic and Mexico on Saturday 31 October 2026 from 1pm-4pm. This year's event celebrates three recent books. Helen Tookey discusses her Outward Bound from Liverpool: Reading Malcolm Lowry, Mexican academic and writer Alberto Rebollo talks about his novel, The Demons of Mezcal and I'll be chairing a panel on The Magus of Mexico: Malcolm Lowry, Magic and Myth alongside several of the book's contributors.
As I noted when announcing this book, Malcolm Lowry’s work
is infused by a persistent interest in the esoteric. In the first
chapter alone of his classic work Under the Volcano (1947), there are numerous
specific references to the supernatural. The deserted hotel
on the hill in the Mexican town which is the scene of the book has a casino
haunted by the ghosts of gamblers. The character of M. Laruelle, the French
film director, visits the ruined palace and gardens of the Emperor Maximillian and his Empress, which seem haunted
by their fate. And he remembers a visit to Chartres, the vista of the
cathedral’s towers and the numinous ambience of the city. The main character, the Consul, is, said Lowry, 'a cabbalist.' We'll be exploring these key occult elements of his work.
The Lowry Lounge is an informal, convivial event both for readers newly discovering his work and for seasoned enthusiasts.
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