Description
“Brilliant...One of the best books ever written about the history and significance of a natural disaster.” (New York Times )
“Supremely well told: a fine exception to the dull run of most geological writing.” starred Kirkus Review (Kirkus Review (starred review) )
“Winchester once again demonstrates a keen knack for balancing rich and often rigorous historical detail with dramatic tension and storytelling.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
“A good read.” (Washington Post Book World )
“Masterful build-up of literary and geological tension.” (The Economist )
“A real-life story bigger than any Hollywood blockbuster.” (Entertainment Weekly )
“Winchester...is noted for his ability to turn scholarly history into engrossing narrative.” (Chicago Sun-Times )
“Winchester’s exceptional attention to detail never falters.” (San Francisco Chronicle )
“Winchester scores.” (byline Baltimore Sun, printed in Pittsburg Post-Gazette) (Baltimore Sun )
“Winchester dramatically delivers...the book is absorbing...” (Daily News )
“A rattling good read.” (Boston Sunday Globe )
“Krakatoa is a pleasure from beginning to end.” (Boston Sunday Globe )
“The rich and fascinating KRAKATOA confirms [Winchester’s] preeminence. Janet Maslin (International Herald Tribune )
“Supremely well told: a fine exception to the dull run of most geological writing.” starred Kirkus Review (Kirkus Review (starred review) )
“Winchester once again demonstrates a keen knack for balancing rich and often rigorous historical detail with dramatic tension and storytelling.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
“A good read.” (Washington Post Book World )
“Masterful build-up of literary and geological tension.” (The Economist )
“A real-life story bigger than any Hollywood blockbuster.” (Entertainment Weekly )
“Winchester...is noted for his ability to turn scholarly history into engrossing narrative.” (Chicago Sun-Times )
“Winchester’s exceptional attention to detail never falters.” (San Francisco Chronicle )
“Winchester scores.” (byline Baltimore Sun, printed in Pittsburg Post-Gazette) (Baltimore Sun )
“Winchester dramatically delivers...the book is absorbing...” (Daily News )
“A rattling good read.” (Boston Sunday Globe )
“Krakatoa is a pleasure from beginning to end.” (Boston Sunday Globe )
“The rich and fascinating KRAKATOA confirms [Winchester’s] preeminence. Janet Maslin (International Herald Tribune )
Présentation de l'éditeur
Simon Winchester's brilliant chronicle of the destruction of the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883 charts the birth of our modern world. He tells the story of the unrecognized genius who beat Darwin to the discovery of evolution; of Samuel Morse, his code and how rubber allowed the world to talk; of Alfred Wegener, the crack-pot German explorer and father of geology. In breathtaking detail he describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm whose echoes are still felt to this day.
