Gerald Durrell My Family and other Animals Writer Gerald Malcolm Durrell Writer Gerald Malcolm Durrell He was a British naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter. He wrote a total of forty books, most of them were about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast. His most popular book was My Family and Other Animals. His book My Family and Other Animals was published by Rupert Hart-Davis About This book is about a few kids living on the Greek island of Corfu between 1935 and 1939. The book is presented as autobiographical, but the described events aren't always true. It describes how Durrells lived in a humorous manner, and explores the fauna of the island. Gerald likes to explore the wild. He finds weird, interesting animals. Sometimes he even finds new animals. The Durrell’s family travel to pretty places and spend time with each other. The book is divided into three sections, marking the three villas where the family lived on the island. The book is about the author's, Gerald Durrell’s childhood life. Compared to his life when he moved and before, the new place is stunning and beautiful. s Characters • Spiros “Americano” Halikiopoulus • Louisa Florence • Theodore Stephanides • Roger the dog • Margot Durrell • Gerald Durrell • Leslie Durrell • Lawrence Durrell ABOUT THE AUTHOR • DURRELL WAS BORN IN JAMSHEDPUR, BRITISH INDIA ON 7 JANUARY 1925.[ HE WAS THE FIFTH AND YOUNGEST CHILD (AN ELDER SISTER HAVING DIED IN INFANCY) OF LOUISA FLORENCE DIXIE AND LAWRENCE SAMUEL DURRELL, BOTH OF WHOM WERE BORN IN INDIA OF ENGLISH AND IRISH DESCENT. DURRELL'S FATHER WAS A BRITISH ENGINEER AND, AS WAS COMMONPLACE AND BEFITTING THE FAMILY STATUS, THE INFANT DURRELL SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME IN THE COMPANY OF AN). DURRELL REPORTEDLY RECALLED HIS FIRST VISIT TO A ZOO IN INDIA AND ATTRIBUTED HIS LIFELONG LOVE OF ANIMALS TO THAT ENCOUNTER. HE STUDIED IN ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL NORTH POINT DARJEELING. • THE FAMILY MOVED TO BRITAIN SHORTLY BEFORE THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER IN 1928 AND SETTLED IN THE UPPER NORWOOD, CRYSTAL PALACE AREA OF SOUTH LONDON. DURRELL WAS ENROLLED IN WICKWOOD SCHOOL, BUT FREQUENTLY STAYED AT HOME FEIGNING ILLNESS ABOUT THE BOOK MY FAMILIY AND OTHER ANIMALS (1956) IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WORK BY BRITISH NATURALIST GERALD DURRELL. IT TELLS IN AN EXAGGERATED AND SOMETIMES FICTIONALIZED WAY OF THE YEARS THAT HE LIVED AS A CHILD WITH HIS SIBLINGS AND WIDOWED MOTHER ON THE GREEK ISLAND OF CORFU BETWEEN 1935 AND 1939. IT DESCRIBES THE LIFE OF THE DURRELL FAMILY IN A HUMOROUS MANNER, AND EXPLORES THE FAUNA OF THE ISLAND WHAT HAPPENED? • THE DURREL FAMILY GOT SICK OF THE COLD, GLOOMY CLIMATE OF ENGLAND AND DECIDED TO SELL THE HOUSE AND MOVE OUT TO GREECE TO THE CORFU TOWN. • ONCE THEY ARRIVED TO THE HOTEL AND UNPACKED THEIR CLOTHES EVERYONE EXCEPT THE LITTLE BROTHER GOT SICK. WHILST EVERYONE WAS IN BED TRYING TO GET WELL , GERALD TOOK A CHANCE TO GO OUT TO THE FOREST ALONE AND DISCOVERED A FEW ANIMALS AND FLOWER SPECIES HE HAS ONLY SEEN IN BOOKS. • A WEEK LATER EVERYONE WAS HEALTHY AGAIN SO THEY ALL STARTED LOOKING FOR A HOUSE. THEY SETTLED ON A SMALL HOUSE NEAR THE SHORE, THEY BOUGHT SOME FURNITURE AND SOME NEW CLOTHES. • EVERYONE WAS HAPPY. BUT ONE DAY THEY GOT TIRED OF THE HOT CLIMATE AND MOVED BACK TO THE GLOOMY ENGLAND LEAVING HOT GREECE‘S CLIMATE BEHIND. RECOMMENDATIONS • I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ADVENTURE LOVERS. Book review By Ugnius Uscila Gerald Durrell • Gerald Malcolm Durrell was born 7 January 1925 and died 30 January 1995. He was a British naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter. He founded the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Jersey Zoo on the Channel Island of Jersey in 1959. His memoirs of his family's years living in Greece were adapted into two television series (My Family and Other Animals, 1987, and The Durrells, 2016–2019) and one television film (My Family and Other Animals, 2005). He wrote approximately forty books, mainly about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast, the most famous being My Family and Other Animals (1956). He was the youngest brother of novelist Lawrence Durrell. My Family • Gerald – the boy likes animals and nature. • George – Gerald’s teacher of history and and Other mathematics. • Dr. Theodore – Gerald’s friend and natural Animals main history teacher. characters • Roger – Gerald’s dog. My Family and Other Animals is an autobiography by Gerald Durrell. This book was written in 1956. Its about Durrell’s family which moved to Greek island Corfu. In Durrell’s Family there is a boy Gerald who loves nature and My Family animals, he starts learning history and mathematics with George a friend of Larry and Other – Gerald’s brother. In the island Gerald finds scary but interesting animals, later he Animals meets Dr. Theodore who starts teaching Gerald natural history. Everything is going fine for some time, but the time comes and Durrell’s family have to go home to England. • I really like this book because itės funny and I recommend My opinion this book for everyone, but especially for people with sense of humor. .