{"product_id":"krakatit-paperback","title":"Krakatit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProkop is a scientist who has a passion for the chemistry of explosives; this passion flowers in the discovery of Krakatit, a new explosive infinitely more powerful than any previously known, an explosive capable of wrecking the world; the small box of Krakatit is stolen; Prokop, in a panic of fear lest his terrible discovery do irreparable harm to humankind, begins frantically to chase what faint clues he has.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Krakatit is a book to own and not to borrow.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The Central European Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book is an adventure story, a fantastic mystery tale; but fundamentally it is a tour de force, the literary representation of the idea of explosion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The story rushes on tearing wheels like a high power car.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The Virginia Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a highly explosive book and must be handled with the utmost care.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The Slavonic Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Čapek's dramatic instinct is unerring; he extracts from -every situation an essence of terror, pity, or comedy that gives -emotional significance to the smallest episode.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374397882591,"sku":"9781645251507","price":33.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/LyF9r_Kyeg9781645251507.webp?v=1789178903","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/krakatit-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}