Summary of My Family and Other Animals
When Gerald Durrell was ten years old, his family relocated to the Greek island of Corfu, where they remained for five years until the outbreak of the Second World War forced them to return to England. “My Family and Other Animals” recounts, in a light-hearted and humorous tone, his childhood on Corfu, with colourful anecdotes about his life as the youngest member of an eccentric British family and their circle of friends. The book also reflects his fascination with the island’s wildlife, from dogs and tortoises to snakes, fireflies, geckoes and scorpions.
Reasons to read My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell was a renowned British naturalist, conservationist and television presenter. “My Family and Other Animals” is an entertaining autobiographical account of his years on Corfu, combining descriptions of the island’s fauna with amusing family episodes. It became a bestseller in Britain and was the first book in the so-called “Corfu Trilogy”, followed by “Birds, Beasts, and Relatives” and “The Garden of the Gods”. Durrell’s books have been adapted for television in 1987 and 2016, as well as for a film in 2005. Gerald Durrell was the brother of Lawrence Durrell, author of “The Alexandria Quartet” and “Bitter Lemons of Cyprus”.
Original title: My Family and Other Animals
Year of publication: 1956
Nr of pages: 288
