From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick , to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. The Whale is his unforgettable and moving attempt to explain why these strange and beautiful animals exert such a powerful hold on our imagination.
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From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick , to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. The Whale is his unforgettable and moving attempt to explain why these strange and beautiful animals exert such a powerful hold on our imagination. **