Menagerie Manor
Autor Gerald Durrellen Limba Engleză Paperback – feb 2007
Menagerie Manor is sure to delight fans of Durrell’s beloved classic My Family and Other Animals and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom. With his unfailing charm, Durrell tells the story of how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo, the Manor of Les Augres, on the English Channel island of Jersey. With the help of an enduring wife, a selfless staff, and a reluctant bank manager, the zoo grows, and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoo’s unusual animal inhabitants.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143038535
ISBN-10: 0143038532
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: b/w illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 130 x 195 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC
ISBN-10: 0143038532
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: b/w illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 130 x 195 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC
Recenzii
Animals come close to being Durrell’s best friends. . . . He writes about them with style, verve, and humor. (Time)
[Hours] of delightful entertainment. (Book Week)
This book is a certain joy. (New Statesman, London)
[Hours] of delightful entertainment. (Book Week)
This book is a certain joy. (New Statesman, London)
Notă biografică
Gerald Durrell was born in Jamshedpur, India, in 1925. A student of zoology, he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust on the Channel Island of Jersey. His other books include A Zoo in My Luggage and The Whispering Land (both available from Penguin).
Descriere
With his unfailing charm, Durrell tells the story of how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo, the Manor of Les Augres, on the English Channel island of Jersey. With the help of an enduring wife, a selfless staff, and a reluctant bank manager, the zoo grows, and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoo's unusual animal inhabitants.