My Family and Other Animals

Gerald "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 Durrell 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, Durrell 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. Durrell 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.Durell was married twice; Jacquie Durrell (1951-1979), Lee Durrell (1979-1995).Gerald Durrell's style is exuberant, passionate and acutely observed. Gerald Durrell died in 1995.

出版者:Penguin Books

作者:Gerald Durrell

页数:288

出版时间:2004-6-29

价格:USD 15.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780142004418

图书标签:英国自然亲情外国文学动物英文原版Durrell传记

When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate, they do what any sensible family would do: sell their house and relocate to the sunny Greek isle of Corfu. My Family and Other Animals was intended to embrace the natural history of the island but ended up as a delightful account of Durrell’s family’s experiences, from the many eccentric hangers-on to the ceaseless procession of puppies, toads, scorpions, geckoes, ladybugs, glowworms, octopuses, bats, and butterflies into their home.

读后感

一个十岁的男孩,从小喜欢昆虫和动物,跟随家人来到希腊科福岛(Corfu),名副其实就是来到了天堂.他每天带着狗出去探险,观察各种昆虫,鸟类,动物和植物.他也深爱家人,母亲,兄长和姐姐在他眼里是世界上最有趣最好的人.他把他们写得栩栩如生.还有岛上的居民,老师和其他怪人,也统统逃不...  

在出版“希腊三部曲”的那段日子里时间似乎永远凝固在酒醉的橄榄树林里，不论有多少工作压负在肩，有多少烦事郁结于心，只要翻开达雷尔的书稿世界万物皆可用欣赏的眼光温柔视之。 希腊伊甸园般的风景、作者“放浪形骸”的童年、温馨却异常搞笑的亲人，奇妙而又个性的动物，无论...  

不同的书需要不同的读法，或许不同的生活背景也会指引我们找到适合的书。 起初，我读这本书的时候，用的是读经管图书的快速阅读法。这一行写草，这一行写花，这一行……这一行……恩，然后呢？一般般嘛。 但是直到……我读到了作者关于第一只乌龟的故事。 可能由于家里也养...  

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用户评价

喜欢 Larry

这样的生活！除了迷人的大小动植物、景色描写外，每次搬家的 conversation 章节也非常有趣。“儿戏”的挪窝理由，让你觉得啊生活真的可以，有无数种可能。

Writing came naturally to Gerald Durrell, so did humor. Nearly forgot how professional British could be at being socially awkward.???? Carry on folks.

这样的生活！除了迷人的大小动植物、景色描写外，每次搬家的 conversation 章节也非常有趣。“儿戏”的挪窝理由，让你觉得啊生活真的可以，有无数种可能。

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