Philip Hoare

Philip Hoare is the author of Leviathan or, The Whale (2008) which won the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction. His latest book is The Sea Inside (2013).

Written by Philip Hoare

Underwater photo of a diver near a large whale on the ocean floor, surrounded by clear blue water and scattered marine debris.

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The whale’s return

Ancient yet playful, endangered but resurgent, the North Atlantic right whale is a living reminder of how little we know

Philip Hoare