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Mi familia y otros animales

Mi familia y otros animales

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  • Author：Gerald Durrell
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Summary

Primera parte de la divertida trilogía de Corfú， inspirada en los años que el autor pasó allí de niño junto a su familia "de sangre" -como Larry， el hermano excéntrico e intelectual y futuro autor del «Cuarteto de Alejandría»- y nuevas incorporaciones: Spiro， el taxista valedor de la familia; Teodoro Stefanides， el doctor polímata que le instruye; o Roger， su inseparable perro。

Gerald Durrell （1924-1995） consagró su vida a la investigación y a la protección de especies animales en peligro。 En Alianza Editorial está publicada buena parte de su obra。

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Reviews

Debby Binns ，

I have really enjoyed reading this - I wish I'd read it with my son when he was younger。 There is always something wonderful in reading about a bohemian family when you have never been part of one yourself！ From the moment they arrived in Corfu I was gripped。 I have really enjoyed reading this - I wish I'd read it with my son when he was younger。 There is always something wonderful in reading about a bohemian family when you have never been part of one yourself！ From the moment they arrived in Corfu I was gripped。 。。。more

Noora ，

Hihityttävä ja hauska kirja， jota lukiessaan suorastaan haistoi， näki ja tunsi saaren ympärillään。

J。 K。 ，

Delightful。

Javier Bollain ，

Delicioso！

Isha Agrawal ，

The intro had me expecting laughs and irony of simple things but the book had a much calmer and laid-back narrative。I am looking for some with a humorous theme。 Something like Wodehouse or 3 Men is a Boat。 Any suggestions are appreciated。 Thanks！ :）

giuls ❆ （giuneitesti） ，

Gerry è l’ultimo di quattro figli， ha dieci anni e un’irrefrenabile passione per la natura。 Quando la madre decide di trasferire la famiglia a Corfù dalla fredda Inghilterra， non ha idea che vi trascorrerà cinque anni。 Ma la Grecia li accoglie con un clima caldo e piacevole， e nessuno sente fretta di andarsene。 Anzi， ogni membro della famiglia comincia a declinare le proprie passioni， Gerry compreso。 Quel che c’è a Corfù e non c’era in Inghilterra è una natura protagonista e regina。 Ci sono albe Gerry è l’ultimo di quattro figli， ha dieci anni e un’irrefrenabile passione per la natura。 Quando la madre decide di trasferire la famiglia a Corfù dalla fredda Inghilterra， non ha idea che vi trascorrerà cinque anni。 Ma la Grecia li accoglie con un clima caldo e piacevole， e nessuno sente fretta di andarsene。 Anzi， ogni membro della famiglia comincia a declinare le proprie passioni， Gerry compreso。 Quel che c’è a Corfù e non c’era in Inghilterra è una natura protagonista e regina。 Ci sono alberi， fiori， venti di cui conoscere il nome; ci sono uccelli diversissimi tra loro， insetti da studiare， rane， rospi e raganelle che gracchiano e chissà cosa si dicono。 Gerry， in tutto questo， è come un esploratore armato di taccuino e lente di ingrandimento。 Ci sono tre elementi che rendono questo libro davvero un’ottima lettura: 1。 La meraviglia tipica dello sguardo infantile è resa attraverso la minuziosa descrizione del mondo naturale。 Le descrizioni sono precise， nient’affatto tediose， e rendono giustizia al becco di un gabbiano quanto al combattimento tra una mantide e un geco。 Per chi ama la natura o vuole rivivere la sensazione di pestare una pozza di fango con il gusto della scoperta， Gerry è il protagonista perfetto。 2。 I personaggi secondari sono eccelsi。 Tutti: dallo sgrammaticato Spiro che si fa portavoce della cultura dell’isola a Theodore， il medico insicuro appassionato anch’egli di natura， oppure Kralefsky， uno gnomo che s’inventa salvataggi magnifici di signore in pericolo。 3。 Il senso di famiglia che traspare da queste pagine。 Chi ha fratelli， lo sa: non tutto è rose e fiori。 I bisticci stanno alla convivenza come la cioccolata al pancarrè， e non c’è amore che possa evitarli。 La famiglia Durrell è esilarante: Leslie è fissato cui fucili， Larry con la sua macchina da scrivere， Margo con le diete e la mamma… la mamma accondiscende persino quando Gerry， per salvare due serpenti， deve metterli nella vasca da bagno。 Nient’altro da aggiungere。 Ah， sì: Durrell scrive divinamente， ed è davvero un piacere da leggere。 。。。more

May ，

4 stars。 Very funny book。 Definitely an animal lovers book。 I very much enjoyed reading this book。

Jessica ，

What a funny and alternately intriguing book。 Better than Bill Bryson bc it dwells specifically and anecdotally on the local flora and fauna。 I highly sympathized all the way through with Gerald as my kindred spirit。Spiro made me laugh and laugh。 Or…laughs and laughs！ Eagerly moving to the next in the series （hoping Larry gets a sound whipping and comeuppance）。 I’d love to know what her late husband did to make all that travel and house hopping possible。

bahar shahraki ，

اصولا کتاب هایی که می خوام شروع کنم و سخت انتخاب میکنم، ولی این کتاب خیلی یهویی به دستم رسید و خوندمش که کیفور شدم。 توصیفات و وقایع آنچنان عالی بود که من حدود یک ماه توی جزیره ی کورفوی یونان با خانواده ی دارل زندگی کردم。。

Sandra Rahimi ，

Entertaining。

Maria ，

3'75⭐ 3'75⭐ 。。。more

Irina Elena ，

I don't normally include paragraphs and paragraphs of quotes in my reviews - I keep things short and sweet， as nowadays what I write serves less as a public critique and more as a note to myself。It's partly for this purpose that I'm including this excerpt - to have one of my most beloved nature descriptions easily accessible on here， whenever I want to revisit it。Here is how winter comes to Corfu。 The gold and scarlet leaves that littered the countryside in great drifts whispered and chuckled I don't normally include paragraphs and paragraphs of quotes in my reviews - I keep things short and sweet， as nowadays what I write serves less as a public critique and more as a note to myself。It's partly for this purpose that I'm including this excerpt - to have one of my most beloved nature descriptions easily accessible on here， whenever I want to revisit it。Here is how winter comes to Corfu。 The gold and scarlet leaves that littered the countryside in great drifts whispered and chuckled among themselves， or took experimental runs from place to place， rolling like coloured hoops among the trees。 It was as if they were practising something， preparing for something， and they would discuss it excitedly in rustly voices as they crowded round the tree-trunks。 The birds， too， congregated in little groups， puffing out their feathers， twittering thoughtfully。 The whole air was one of expectancy， like a vast audience waiting for the curtain to go up。 Then one morning you threw back the shutters and looked down over the olive-trees， across the blue bay to the russet mountains of the mainland and became aware that winter had arrived， for each mountain peak would be wearing a tattered skull-cap of snow。 Now the air of expectancy grew almost hourly。In a few days small white clouds started their winter parade， trooping across the sky， soft and chubby， long， languorous， and unkempt， or small and crisp as feathers， and driving them before it， like an ill-assorted flock of sheep， would come the wind。 This was warm at first， and came in gentle gusts， rubbing through the olive-groves so that the leaves trembled and turned silver with excitement， rocking the cypresses so that they undulated gently， and stirring the dead leaves into gay， swirling little dances that died as suddenly as they began。 Playfully it ruffled the feathers on the sparrows' backs， so that they shuddered and fluffed themselves; and it leapt without warning at the gulls， so that they were stopped in mid-air and had to curve their white wings against it。 Shutters started to bang and doors chattered suddenly in their frames。 But still the sun shone， the sea remained placid， and the mountains sat complacently， summer bronzed， wearing their splintered snow hats。For a week or so the wind played with the island， patting it， humming to itself among the bare branches。 Then there was a lull， a few days' strange calm; suddenly， when you least expected it， the wind would be back。 But it was a changed wind， a mad， hooting， bellowing wind that leapt down on the island and tried to blow it into the sea。 The blue sky vanished as a cloak of fine grey cloud was thrown over the island。 The sea turned a deep blue， almost black， and became crusted with foam。 The cypress trees were whipped like dark pendulums against the sky， and the olives （so fossilized all summer， so still and witch-like） were infected with the madness of the wind and swayed creaking on their misshapen， sinewy trunks， their leaves hissing as they turned， like mother of pearl， from green to silver。 This is what the dead leaves had whispered about， this is what they had practised for; exultantly they rose in the air and danced， whirligiging about， dipping， swooping， falling exhausted when the wind tired of them and passed on。Rain followed the wind， but it was a warm rain that you could walk in and enjoy， great fat drops that rattled on the shutters， tapped on the vine leaves like drums， and gurgled musically in the gutters。 The rivers up in the Albanian mountains became swollen and showed white teeth in a snarl as they rushed down to the sea， tearing at their banks， grabbing the summer debris of sticks， logs， grass tussocks， and other things， and disgorging them into the bay， so that the dark-blue waters became patterned with great coiling veins of mud and other flotsam。 Gradually all these veins burst， and the sea changed from blue to yellow-brown; then the wind tore at the surface， piling the water into ponderous waves， like great tawny lions with white manes that stalked and leaped upon the shore。I think this memoir is mostly known for the way it immerses the reader in the depth of Mediterranean summers and British wit， and it truly does that enchantingly。 Putting aside my weakness for the cold seasons， which is why this brief interlude of chilly weather stuck with me the way it did， Durrell's incredible ability to bring young Gerry to life and somehow infect me with his wild fascination with nature granted this work a special place in my heart。 。。。more

Yolanda Morros ，

Un libro de memorias y autobiográfico entrañable， dulce y muy divertido。 Al acabar de leerlo， lo primero que me ha venido a la cabeza es: ¡Como me hubiera gustado pasar una semana， en Corfú， en casa de la familia Durrell！ Es un libro perfecto para el verano pues te reconcilia con la naturaleza。 Este libro es el primero de la “Trilogía de Corfú” y， sin duda alguna， voy a leer los otros dos。

Aurora Skomsvold ，

et overflødighetshorn av sommer og nostalgi

Stefan Stanchev ，

Разкошен роман， с много смях， приключения， животински и растителни описания。 Четиво， подходящо за широк спектър от възрасти。Обаче най-неповторимото е да чета книга за живота на Корфу на самия остров Корфу。

Elenanito ，

Nunca me había reído tantísimo con un libro （excepto de Terry Pratchett）; varios relatos familiares contados con tanto amor， cariño y humor que casi te sientes un habitante más de la casa rodeado por personas y animales。

John ，

Well， this book had one fatal flaw。 It was b-o-r-i-n-g！ So boring I listened to it in the middle of the night during a SAR mission while lying in the dirt trying to sleep （it didn't work， but I did finish the book which was a relief）。 I don't know why this gets such good reviews on Goodreads。 The Goodreads peeps let me down again！ Well， this book had one fatal flaw。 It was b-o-r-i-n-g！ So boring I listened to it in the middle of the night during a SAR mission while lying in the dirt trying to sleep （it didn't work， but I did finish the book which was a relief）。 I don't know why this gets such good reviews on Goodreads。 The Goodreads peeps let me down again！ 。。。more

Debi Crawford-Poyner ，

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the PBS series that was based on this book。 I visualized the actors while I read this book and found it to be amusing most of the time。

Ian Groves ，

Loved the first of three。

Rita ，

Very good and funny book。 Highly recommend！

Theia ，

The vivid depiction of corfu’s nature environment and observation of animals impressed and appealed to me the most。 The writing is pure and light， maybe even to an extent unreal， for I felt something missing between the transition of chapters， where the family moved houses。 The reason behind the relocation of the family is not clearly explained/convincing in the book but that is understandable from the point of view of the author as looking back at his memories of childhood。 I wish it could be a The vivid depiction of corfu’s nature environment and observation of animals impressed and appealed to me the most。 The writing is pure and light， maybe even to an extent unreal， for I felt something missing between the transition of chapters， where the family moved houses。 The reason behind the relocation of the family is not clearly explained/convincing in the book but that is understandable from the point of view of the author as looking back at his memories of childhood。 I wish it could be as carefree and as fun as how he remembered it。 Many interesting characters played their roles and gave me laughters when reading。 Gerry made so much effort into infusing personalities into various animals and their behaviors， that it became fun and engaging to learn so much knowledge about animals， some common， some not。 。。。more

Sharle ，

<3

Iona NK ，

mai cansa， s el llibre més mono❤️‍🩹

Shrilaxmi ，

One of my best friends gave me this book an entire year ago and I hadn't even cracked it open till a couple of weeks ago （Sorry， Kunal！） But I'm not going to lie， I was hooked from page one。 It astounded me how I started laughing as soon as I started reading and Durrell kept me amused till the very end。 I particularly enjoyed the descriptive imagery that painted such a colourful and entertaining - almost magical at times - picture of the family's life and （mis）adventures in Corfu。 I learned so m One of my best friends gave me this book an entire year ago and I hadn't even cracked it open till a couple of weeks ago （Sorry， Kunal！） But I'm not going to lie， I was hooked from page one。 It astounded me how I started laughing as soon as I started reading and Durrell kept me amused till the very end。 I particularly enjoyed the descriptive imagery that painted such a colourful and entertaining - almost magical at times - picture of the family's life and （mis）adventures in Corfu。 I learned so much about the natural world as well！ I thoroughly enjoyed this book， so much that I felt more than a little emo when I'd turned the last page。 。。。more

Meg Briers ，

when in corfu。。。。an effortlessly funny read， beautifully written and brimming with incredible descriptions of nature and life on this amazing island。

chia ，

ho trovato questo libro veramente molto godibile， mi sono sentita accolta fra i personaggi e ho riso con loro。davvero una lettura piacevole。

Costanza ，

Tendo a preferire， quando mi è possibile， la lettura di libri di autori anglofoni in lingua originale e， solitamente， sono felice di questa scelta。 In questo caso， invece， sono convinta che avrei apprezzato di più la lettura in italiano， avrei goduto di più della liricità della scrittura e le minuziose descrizioni che continuamente si affacciano nel racconto。 Il libro， infatti， racconta in maniera semi-autobiografica i 5 anni che la famiglia Durrel passa nell’isola di Corfù （mentre lo stavo legg Tendo a preferire， quando mi è possibile， la lettura di libri di autori anglofoni in lingua originale e， solitamente， sono felice di questa scelta。 In questo caso， invece， sono convinta che avrei apprezzato di più la lettura in italiano， avrei goduto di più della liricità della scrittura e le minuziose descrizioni che continuamente si affacciano nel racconto。 Il libro， infatti， racconta in maniera semi-autobiografica i 5 anni che la famiglia Durrel passa nell’isola di Corfù （mentre lo stavo leggendo mi trovavo effettivamente a Corfù！）， incentrandosi sulla crescita di Gerry - autore e protagonista del libro - il più giovane dei 4 fratelli Durrel。 L’autore racconta così di una magica infanzia/adolescenza， passata in mezzo alla natura e ai tanto amati animali， a cui si appassiona sempre di più nel corso del soggiorno。 Gerry passa la maggior parte del proprio tempo libero a studiare la fauna locale， e non si fermerà neanche da “grande”， quando diventerà effettivamente un famoso naturalista。 Accanto alla crescita di Gerry， si affacciano le varie vicende familiari dei restanti Durrel， con numerose scenette divertenti e vicende peculiari， di godibile lettura。 Come bilancio finale darei 3 stelle perché troppe volte mi sono dovuta fermare nelle innumerevoli descrizioni naturalistiche per controllare una parola （spesso un animale） di cui non conoscevo il significato， e perché， andando avanti nella lettura， il racconta risulta un po’ ripetitivo e i vari capitoli， pur seguendo l’ordine cronologico arrivo nell’isola—>partenza dall’isola， sono piuttosto slegati l’uno dall’altro， dando talvolta l’impressione di avere in mano una raccolta di racconti piuttosto che un romanzo。 。。。more

Ana ，

Una lectura amable， divertida a ratos， más tediosa otras。 Esperaba más， la verdad。Me ha resultado muy desparejo el nivel de diversión entre los capítulos dedicados a la propia familia Durrell y sus aventuras （así como las de las gentes que encuentran en Corfú） y el de aburrimiento en aquellos dedicados meramente a describir la flora y fauna de la isla。Simplemente me sobran estos últimos y la lectura me merece la pena porque revisa frescura y diversión todo lo primero: los Durrell， los habitantes Una lectura amable， divertida a ratos， más tediosa otras。 Esperaba más， la verdad。Me ha resultado muy desparejo el nivel de diversión entre los capítulos dedicados a la propia familia Durrell y sus aventuras （así como las de las gentes que encuentran en Corfú） y el de aburrimiento en aquellos dedicados meramente a describir la flora y fauna de la isla。Simplemente me sobran estos últimos y la lectura me merece la pena porque revisa frescura y diversión todo lo primero: los Durrell， los habitantes de Corfú， las ocurrencias de Gerry y las disputas entres los hermanos， los malentendidos verbales y de costumbres entre los ingleses y los griegos y el niñato que era Lawrence， a quien prefería no vincular mientras leía con su Cuarteto de Alejandría porque esas novelas me encantaron y él como personaje es simplemente INSOPORTABLE。Seguiré con la trilogía， pero no siento la necesidad de hacerlo de inmediato。 Es más， creo que me "pega" más como lectura veraniega。。。 Y ya estamos saliendo del de este año。 。。。more

Marek Tomalski ，

Na Spirydona！ Całkiem dobra opowieść！ Nie trzeba biura podroży aby zwiedzić Korfu。 Co prawda Korfu drugiej połowy lat 30-tych XX wieku gdy nie było tylu turystów。 Choć ta piątka angielskich （wdowa z czworgiem dzieci） robiła sporo zamieszania。 Niespieszna， dowcipna， interesująca i wprowadzająca w dobry nastrój lektura， w sam raz na gorące letnie dni！PS: Opis pojedynku gekon kontra modliszka wyśmienity！ Scena ze skorpionami - mistrzostwo świata！

Viola Caccia ，

immagini bellissime ed estive。 le descrizioni dei paesaggi， dei tramonti， delle onde del mare sono magiche。 la curiosità verso gli animali e la stramberia di questa famiglia fanno venir voglia di vivere un’estate （da bambino） nei vigneti greci。 la dolcezza del dialogo sui fiori parlanti vale quasi la lettura di tutto il libro。

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