One author with this last name wrote a work in which Sigbjorn and Primrose Wilderness go to see Fernando Martinez soon after WWII, and another work by that author with this last name takes place on the Day of the Dead as Yvonne arrives in Mexico to try to save her marriage to the former British consul, Geoffrey Firmin. Those works are Dark As the Grave Wherein My Friend Is Laid and Under the Volcano. Another author with this last name wrote a novel in which Kira must perform the title action in 
One author with this last name wrote a work in which Sigbjorn and Primrose Wilderness go to see Fernando Martinez soon after WWII, and another work by that author with this last name takes place on the Day of the Dead as Yvonne arrives in Mexico to try to save her marriage to the former British consul, Geoffrey Firmin. Those works are Dark As the Grave Wherein My Friend Is Laid and Under the Volcano. Another author with this last name wrote a novel in which Kira must perform the title action in order to dye thread for the Singer's robes, and that novel, Gathering Blue, is a sort-of sequel to one in which Jonas receives memories from the title figure. For 10 points, give this shared last name of British novelist Malcolm and children's author Lois, who wrote The Giver.
One author with this last name wrote a work in which Sigbjorn and Primrose Wilderness go to see Fernando Martinez soon after WWII, and another work by that author with this last name takes place on the Day of the Dead as Yvonne arrives in Mexico to try to save her marriage to the former British consul, Geoffrey Firmin.
{Lowry}