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MI FAMILIA Y OTROS ANIMALES /ALIANZA
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Gerald Durrell
228 books1,722 followersGerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell was born in India in 1925. His elder siblings are Lawrence Durrell, Leslie Durrell, and Margaret Durrell. His family settled on Corfu when Gerald was a boy and he spent his time studying its wildlife. He relates these experiences in the trilogy beginning with My Family And Other Animals, and continuing with Birds, Beasts, And Relatives and The Garden Of The Gods. In his books he writes with wry humour and great perception about both the humans and the animals he meets.
On leaving Corfu he returned to England to work on the staff of Whipsnade Park as a student keeper. His adventures there are told with characteristic energy in Beasts In My Belfry. A few years later, Gerald began organising his own animal-collecting expeditions. The first, to the Cameroons, was followed by expeditions to Paraguay, Argentina and Sierra Leone. He recounts these experiences in a number of books, including The Drunken Forest. Gerald also visited many countries while shooting various television series, including An Amateur Naturalist. In 1958 Gerald Durrell realised a lifelong dream when he set up the Jersey Zoological Park, followed a few years later by the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust.
Gerald was married twice; Jacquie Durrell (1951-1979), Lee Durrell (1979-1995).
Gerald Durrell's style is exuberant, passionate and acutely observed. He died in 1995.
On leaving Corfu he returned to England to work on the staff of Whipsnade Park as a student keeper. His adventures there are told with characteristic energy in Beasts In My Belfry. A few years later, Gerald began organising his own animal-collecting expeditions. The first, to the Cameroons, was followed by expeditions to Paraguay, Argentina and Sierra Leone. He recounts these experiences in a number of books, including The Drunken Forest. Gerald also visited many countries while shooting various television series, including An Amateur Naturalist. In 1958 Gerald Durrell realised a lifelong dream when he set up the Jersey Zoological Park, followed a few years later by the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust.
Gerald was married twice; Jacquie Durrell (1951-1979), Lee Durrell (1979-1995).
Gerald Durrell's style is exuberant, passionate and acutely observed. He died in 1995.
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May 28, 2024
Ha sido una relectura porque quería seguir la trilogía de Corfú y solo leyera este primero. Un gustazo de lectura con descripciones maravillosas, de la isla y de los personajes ( tanto humanos como animales). Es una novela tan bien escrita y estructurada, muy divertida, tierna......una delicia de lectura. A por la segunda parte!!
July 22, 2025
Había visto la serie y siempre había querido leerlo. Me animé en el Club de lectura de la Pecera de Raquel y no me arrepiento. Magníficas y sutiles descripciones. Anécdotas divertidas. A pesar de hablar interminablemente de animales y más animales, no se hace pesado en ningún momento. Lo que lo hace todavía más interesante es que se trata de una autobiografía de la época en la que la familia vivió en Corfú. Arranca más de una sonrisa al lector.
January 30, 2025
Es una buena historia y está escrita de una manera muy fresca y dinámica. El hecho de que sea una especie de autobiografía lo hace más interesante aun. Me sentí muy identificado con el autor en cuanto al interés que muestra por casi todo, es casi enfermizo.
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