内容简介
SimonWinchester,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheProfessorandtheMadman,examinesthelegendaryannihilationin1883ofthevolcano-islandofKrakatoa,whichwasfollowedbyanimmensetsunamithatkillednearlyfortythousandpeople.TheeffectsoftheimmensewaveswerefeltasfarawayasFrance.BarometersinBogotáandWashington,D.C.,wenthaywire.BodieswerewashedupinZanzibar.Thesoundoftheisland'sdestructionwasheardinAustraliaandIndiaandonislandsthousandsofmilesaway.Mostsignificantofall--inviewoftoday'snewpoliticalclimate--theeruptionhelpedtotriggerinJavaawaveofmurderousanti-WesternmilitancyamongfundamentalistMuslims,oneofthefirstoutbreaksofIslamic-inspiredkillingsanywhere.Krakatoagivesusanentirelynewperspectiveonthisfascinatingandiconicevent.ThisP.S.editionfeaturesanextra16pagesofinsightsintothebook,includingauthorinterviews,recommendedreading,andmore.