by Gerald Durrell · Editorial Empúries · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788418833045
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Immerse yourself in Gerald Durrell's enchanting memories in 'Ocells, bèsties i parents', where he narrates the experiences of his eccentric family when moving to the sunny Greek island of Corfu before World War II. Through the eyes of young Gerald, between the ages of ten and fifteen, a passion for the local fauna unfolds: from mischievous toads and turtles to curious bats and butterflies, not forgetting scorpions and octopuses, who often become guests in their home. These pages come to life with his siblings Larry, Les and Margo, his mother Louise, and other unforgettable characters from the island, creating a humorous and intelligent account of a magical, uniquely free, wild and happy childhood.
Gerald Malcolm Durrell was a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter. He was born in Jamshedpur in British India, and moved to England when his father died in 1928. In 1935 the family moved to Corfu, and stayed there for four years, before the outbreak of World War II forced them to return to the UK. In 1946 he received an inheritance from his father's will that he used to fund animal-collecting trips to the British Cameroons and British Guiana. He married Jacquie Rasen in 1951; they had very little money, and she persuaded him to write an account of his first trip to the Cameroons. The result, titled The Overloaded Ark, sold well, and he began writing accounts of his other trips. An expedition to Argentina and Paraguay followed in 1953, and three years later he published My Family and Other Animals, which became a bestseller.
