A review by swarnak84
Albert & the Whale by Philip Hoare

4.0

I can see why the reviews are so varied for this book. Its very difficult to define. And initially hard to work out what it was from the hardback blurb. Its not fiction. Its not a biography of Durer, nor is it a memoirs of the author. It isn't just about art or whales or even the influence of Durer. But rather a stream of consciousness that encompasses some biographical details on Durer and Thomas Mann, some of the authors views on Durer, 1930s literary figures and the natural world and brings it together by having the author visit Nuremberg the various highlights of Durer's oevre.