Corfu marked the trilogy: My family and other animals, Bugs and other relatives and The garden of the gods
THE CORFU TRILOGY
Started in 1956 and composed of My family and other animals , Bugs and other relatives Y the garden of the gods , is the best known work of the author. These autobiographical memories with his family -and of course the trips- in the foreground, are full of humor. They are also a magnificent portrait of one of the most popular ionian islands , especially for the British traveler, but still a refreshing alternative to other more obvious destinations within within the Mediterranean country. The place, which stands out for its powerful and hypnotic nature, is also responsible for Durrell's love for nature.
The Corfu trilogy is full of humor
**THREE TICKETS TO ADVENTURE (1966) **
It is Durrell's opportunity to describe the Guiana British on this trip to South America in search of unknown species . Through the writing of the British you can know the capital georgetown and the city of karanambo . Also the tropical forest and mainly the savannah, in the region of Rupununi that owed its name to the river that crosses through it and that today is the region of Upper Essequibo.
The savannah in the Rupununi region
**CATCH ME THAT MONKEY (1972) **
Sierra Leone It is the scene of these chronicles related to Durrell's work as an animal collector, which forced him to buy certain species to transfer them to british zoos -The sensitivity towards animals at the time in which Durrell was very different from today, but after reading his stories, few doubt the respect that the British author had for them-. The leopards Y colobus -African primates- were the main objective of this trip, set in part in the jungle interiors of the country and in a base camp installed in an isolated chrome mine.
Sierra Leone takes your breath away
**JOURNEY TO AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND MALAYSIA (1966) **
In this book, he chronicles "behind the scenes" of the documentary series that Durrell recorded in the 60s for BBC throughout these three regions. A journey of more than 70,000 kilometers focused on the fauna and natural landscapes of these distant destinations for the European viewer/reader. Next to him is who was his first wife, Jacqui Durrell. In addition to doing a wake-up call to the many endangered animal species of survival -some unsuspected for our biological knowledge of the average reader-, the story also describes the aborigines of each of the regions and their encounter with the Western human team that travels the area with their cameras.
Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand
**GOLDEN BATS AND PINK DOVES (1976) **
Maurice Island It is the destiny that the writer portrays in this text. Despite recounting the difficult climate of the place -the protagonists of this expedition suffer from torrential rains and high temperatures-, it does not prevent the description of the place (its reefs and tropical forests) from being attractants . In addition to the unprecedented animal species that inhabit the area, the nearby round island and Ile aux Serpents they are also the subject of his descriptions.
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Mauritius, could not miss in Durrell's books
The island of Mauritius is located in the southwestern Indian Ocean