'' Drama dari Krakatau '' ( ; '' Drama of Krakatoa '' ) is a 1929 vernacular Malay novel written by Kwee Tek Hoay . Inspired by Edward Bulwer-Lytton 's 1834 novel '' The Last Days of Pompeii '' and the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa , the sixteen-chapter book centres on two families in 1920s Batam that are unknowingly tied together by siblings who were separated in 1883 . The brother becomes a political figure , while the sister marries a Baduy priest-king . Ultimately these families are reunited by the wedding of their children , after which the priest sacrifices himself to calm a stirring Krakatoa
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
Drama dari Krakatau