Muhammad Saleh,

Krakatau : the tale of Lampung submerged / Muhammad Saleh ; translated from the classical Malay by John H. McGlynn ; based on the romanized transliteration by Suryadi ; and an essay on the syair verse form by Ian Proudfoot and Virgina Hooker. - 191 pages ; 22 cm

'First published in Malay in 1883 under the title Syair Lampung Karam by the printing firm Cap al-Haji Muhammad Tayib in Singapore.'

Includes bibliographical references.

Malay classical poem on the eruption of Krakatau in 1883.


Translated from classical Malay.

9789971698508 (paperback) RM 44.00 9971698501 (paperback)


Volcanoes--Indonesia--Poetry.
Indonesian poetry--Translations into English.


Krakatoa (Indonesia)--Poetry.