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Revisiting 'Whalefall,' the underwater thriller from Pulitzer winner Daniel Kraus
Listen to the episode'Whalefall' by Daniel Kraus is a thriller about diving, loss and new beginnings
Listen to the episodeA thriller about 17-year-old Jay, who has an hour of oxygen left while diving off the coast of Monterey, California, searching for a skeleton — only to be swallowed whole by a sperm whale. The novel explores themes of death, life, loss, and new beginnings, with chapter pacing structured to emphasize the protagonist's race against time.
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