Gerald Durrell (1925–1995)
Auteur de Ma famille et autres animaux
A propos de l'auteur
Gerald Durrell was born on January 7, 1925 in Jamshedpur, India to British parents. After the death of his father in 1928, the family lived in England and Europe before settling in Corfu, where he spent much of his childhood. Educated by private tutors, he became interested in natural history and afficher plus amassed a private collection of dozens of creatures from scorpions to owls. He went on numerous wildlife expeditions and founded the Jersey Zoological Park and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust with the purpose of breeding endangered species. His first book, The Overloaded Ark, was published in 1953. He wrote 37 books during his lifetime including My Family and Other Animals, The Bafut Beagles, A Zoo in My Luggage, Rosy Is My Relative, and The Mockery Bird. He received the Order of the British Empire in 1982 and was featured in the United Nations' Roll of Honor for Environmental Achievement in 1988. He died from complications related to a liver transplant on January 30, 1995 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Gerald Durrell
Les limiers de Bafut03/01/01 Au pays des souris volantes (Cameroun, année 50) (1954) 682 exemplaires
Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons: A Journey to the Flora and Fauna of a Unique Island (1977) 376 exemplaires
Dog Stories by James Herriot, Rudyard Kipling, Gerald Durell and others (1900) — Contributeur — 14 exemplaires
Stories from a Corfu Childhood: A Selection of His Own Stories Written and Read by Gerald Durrell (2013) 6 exemplaires
The Bafut Beagles; The Drunken Forest; Encounters With Animals; Menagerie Manor; My Family and Other Animals; Three… 3 exemplaires
Three Singles to Adventure | Two in the Bush 3 exemplaires
סנדל וכל השאר 2 exemplaires
Korfu-trilg̤ia : Csald̀om š egyb̌ l̀latfajtk̀ : Madarak, vadak, rokonok : Istenek kertje (2021) 2 exemplaires
The Entrance [short story] 2 exemplaires
The Overloaded Ark | Three Singles to Adventure | The Bafut Beagles | My Family and Other Animals | The Drunken Forest (2004) 2 exemplaires
Catch me a columbus 1 exemplaire
Encounters with Animals | My Family and Other Animals | Birds, Beasts, and Relatives (2001) 1 exemplaire
The Overloaded Ark | Catch Me a Colobus | The Bafut Beagles | Three Singles to Adventure 1 exemplaire
משוגע על חיות 1 exemplaire
Saskarsme ar dzīvniekiem 1 exemplaire
Durrell Gerald 1 exemplaire
Complete Novels 1 exemplaire
Gerald Durrell, Seven Novels (Omnibus) 1 exemplaire
Durrell Boxed Set: Birds, Beasts and Relatives; Two in the Bush; Rosy is My Relative; Beasts in My Bed (1971) 1 exemplaire
Search for a Zoo 1 exemplaire
Odham's Condensed Books: Second Series 1 exemplaire
Dierentuin op apegapen 1 exemplaire
Ostrov v nebezpečí 1 exemplaire
The Adventure Library 1 exemplaire
Zapiski ze zwierzyńca 1 exemplaire
גונבי החמורים 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Best of Both Worlds: An Anthology of Stories for All Ages (1968) — Contributeur — 25 exemplaires
My Family and Other Animals [2005 film] — Based on the book by — 14 exemplaires
Great Animal Stories: If Only They Could Talk, Ring of Bright Water, A Cat in the Window, Elephant Bill, Encounters… (1960) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Travels with a Wildlife Artist: The Living Landscape of Greece (1986) — Avant-propos — 8 exemplaires
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: In This House of Brede • The Durrells in Corfu • The Black Camels of Qashran • A… (1970) 5 exemplaires
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 186 : Die Eisfalle. Das späte Geständnis. Das Fest der Tiere. Freiheit auf Bewährung (1992) 4 exemplaires
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Longshot • Snare of Serpents • The Himmler Equation • The Ark's Anniversary — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Whispering Land / The Tuntsa / The Judas Tree / Fate is the Hunter / Evil Come,… (1961) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Harp in the South • Friends and Friendly Beasts • The Passing Bells • The… 2 exemplaires
MAR DE HIERBA. CHACAL. MUJER SOLITARIA. LOS DURRELL EN CORFU (Biblioteca De Selecciones)1972 (1972) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Fire and the Hammer, Barabbas, Helen Gould Was My Mother in Law, the Glass of Fashion, the Overloaded Ark, Washington… (1954) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Durrell, Gerald Malcolm
- Date de naissance
- 1925-01-07
- Date de décès
- 1995-01-30
- Lieu de sépulture
- Jersey Zoo
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Pays (pour la carte)
- England, UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Jamshedpur, India
- Lieu du décès
- St Helier, Jersey, Bailiwick of Jersey
- Cause du décès
- sepsis
- Lieux de résidence
- Jamshedpur, Bihar, India
- Études
- Wickwood School
- Professions
- naturalist
author
conservationist
zookeeper - Relations
- Durrell, Lawrence (brother)
Durrell, Margaret (sister)
Durrell, Jacquie (wife)
Durrell, Lee (2nd wife) - Organisations
- Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Jersey Zoo, now renamed Durrell Wildlife - Prix et distinctions
- Order of the British Empire (Officer)
- Courte biographie
- Gerald Durrell was born in India in 1925. 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.
Rosy is My Relative, his first novel, was published in 1968. Whether in a factual account of an expedition or a work of non-fiction, Gerald Durrell's style is exuberant, passionate and acutely observed. Gerald Durrell died in 1995.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 107
- Aussi par
- 32
- Membres
- 19,411
- Popularité
- #1,124
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 391
- ISBN
- 998
- Langues
- 30
- Favoris
- 105
It seems that Durrell has lost his sense of humour, or it may be that I have lost mine. I skimmed the last couple of chapters, in a race to be finished this book. That's never happened before.
It was nice to have some of the book set in Canada. Also pleasant was getting to know Durrell's young wife, Lee. I also learned this week that I've been pronouncing DIurrell's name for years. On an appearance on Dame Edna Everage's show (RIP Barry Humphries), we discover that instead of Durr-ELL, as I've been saying it, it's DURR-ell.
Not a hit. Will probably keep the book to add to my collection of Durrell's books.… (plus d'informations)