Majestic and elusive creatures, whales have inhabited the human imagination for centuries. From Leviathan to Moby Dick, via Rabelais' Physetère, these giants of the seas haunt a literature that attempts to tame them. Between myth and science, the whale has undergone a thousand metamorphoses: the unknown, terrifying monster is today the figurehead of ecology and pacifism. The abundance of publications devoted to whales in recent times is cause for concern.

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Duration: 1h
Location: Bibliothèque de Genève, Salle du catalog

Organized by the Festival Histoire & Cité, in partnership with Éditions La Baconnière