Front cover image for Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883

Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883

Simon Winchester (Author)
In August 1883, a catastrophic volcanic eruption off the coast of Java was followed by a tsunami that killed nearly 40,000 people. The author brings new perspective to this iconic event, showing how it marked a change in East-West relations

Print Book, English, 2005
Harper Perennial, New York, 2005