"The Whale in Search of the Giants of the Deep" by Philip Hoare

FREE

  Southampton England’s Philip Hoare is obsessed with whales. Not only that, he's obsessed with a fictional character, Captain Ahab, obsessed with a fictional whale, Moby-Dick; plus he's obsessed with the writer, Herman Melville, who created that landmark of American literature. Join Philip as he shares his deep understanding of these often misunderstood creatures of the deep through images, film excerpts and readings from his book Leviathan winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson prize in 2009. Following the talk Philip will be available for book signing