Gerald Durrell
Gerald Durrell was a British author, zookeeper, and naturalist whose My Family and Other Animals is one of the most beloved comic memoirs in the English language. His warmly funny accounts of his Corfu childhood and his passion for wildlife conservation reached enormous popular readership.
Works
- My Family and Other AnimalsNaturalist's humorous memoir of eccentric family and exotic animal collecting on Greek island of Corfu
- Birds Beasts and RelativesSecond memoir continuing Durrell's adventures with wildlife and dysfunctional family on Mediterranean island
- The Garden of the GodsNaturalist's account of conserving endangered species in Cameroon while navigating jungle and local cultures
- The Bafut BeaglesDurrell's entertaining account of capturing rare animals in Cameroon for breeding conservation programs
- Rosy Is My RelativeHumorous novel about a woman who lives with an abandoned elephant and adventures it causes