Bücher von Gerald Durrell

»Auf Korfu zu leben war ein bisschen so, als wäre man in eine dieser opulenten, komischen Opern geraten.« Gerald Durrell erinnert sich an seine wundervoll sorglose Kindheit. Und erweckt sie in diesem witzig sinnlichen Familienroman noch einmal zum Leben. Britischer Humor trifft auf griechische Kauzigkeit, kindliche Beobachtungslust auf tierische Mitbewohner und die flirrende Atmosphäre der Insel. Selten durfte man sich bei großer Literatur so herrlich amüsieren. Geralds liebenswerte Familie und die unverstellt charmanten Korfioten machen diesen englischen Klassiker in neuer Übersetzung zu einer wahren Wiederentdeckung. »Dieses Buch hat so viele Menschen bewegt, sie zum Lachen gebracht und ihnen innige, bedeutende Momente geschenkt.« The Independent

Fans of Gerald Durrell's timeless classic My Family and Other Animals, the inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece PBS, will love this hilarious tale, which finds the author as an adult still charmed by his beloved animals. A Zoo in My Luggage begins with an account of Durrell's third trip to the British Cameroons in West Africa, during which he and his wife capture animals to start their own zoo. Returning to England with a few additions to their family-Cholmondeley the chimpanzee, Bug-eye the bush baby, and others-they have nowhere to put them as they haven't yet secured a place for their zoo. Durrell's account of how he manages his menagerie in all sorts of places throughout England while finding a permanent home for the animals provides as much adventure as capturing them. For animal lovers of all ages, A Zoo in My Luggage is the romping true story of the boy who grew up to make a Noah's Ark of his own.

My Family and Other Animals is the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell. It is also the first book in Durrell's Corfu Trilogy, which inspired ITV's television series The Durrells. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu.But the Durrells find that, reluctantly, they must share their various villas with a menagerie of local fauna - among them scorpions, geckos, toads, bats and butterflies.Recounted with immense humour and charm My Family and Other Animals is a wonderful account of a rare, magical childhood.'Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities' Sunday Telegraph'A bewitching book' Sunday Times