RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR von Hoare, Philip

Wilde's Last Stand von Hoare, Philip

"Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir.”—Mark KurlanskyThe Whale by Philip Hoare is a enthralling and eye-opening literary leviathan swimming in similar...

The latest book from the author of "Leviathan", which won the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize, this sets out to rediscover the sea, its islands, birds and beasts. Ranges from England to the Isle of Wight, the Azores, Sri Lanka, Tasmania and...

An illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of The Whale.In 1520, Albrecht Dürer, the most celebrated artist in Northern Europe, sailed to Zeeland to see a whale. A central...

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year that Sir Ian McKellen called "a shocking tale of heroes and villains-illuminating and upsetting in equal measure.”The first production of Oscar Wilde's Salomé in 1918, with American exotic dancer...

Albert and the Whale: Albrecht Dürer and How Art Imagines Our World von Hoare, Philip

In "RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR", nimmt Autor Philip Hoare den Leser mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Natur und die Geschichte der Meere. Das Buch vermischt Erinnerungen, Kulturgeschichte, Naturbeschreibungen und Biographien...