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Gerald Durrell was difficult, eccentric, funny, cruel and irrisistible. He was the author of a number of very successful books the most famous being MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS (still a set text in school). He was also famous for his championing of the conservation cause and for his zoo in Jersey. David Hughes was a friend for forty years (even edited some of Durrell's books in the 50s). And this will be a very personal and evocative memoir, containing fascinating reminiscences directly from the mouth of Durrell and his family.
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"This is a tender and poetic memoir of a prophet we should still heed" (Nigel Spivey Financial Times)
"Glints with riveting anecdotes of a life brimmingly lived over delicious long lunches in southern France. . A brilliant picture of a visionary bon viveur who committed himself to his ideals" (Maris Ross Daily Mail)
"This is an honest, fair-minded, intelligent book, not a fawning fan's eulogy ... Himself and Other Animals is a thoughtful, vivid and moving portrait of a real individual" (Irish Times)
"David Hughes's portrait rings absolutely true; reading this book is uncanny because he manages to bring Gerry so vividly back to life. . . Durrell's life was a combination of great pleasure and great desperation, and this portrait of him perfectly captures these extremes, which pull you along in their wake" (Edward Whitley Literary Review)
"Beautifully written...comes like a splash of colour in a monochrome world" (John Mortimer)
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"Glints with riveting anecdotes of a life brimmingly lived over delicious long lunches in southern France. . A brilliant picture of a visionary bon viveur who committed himself to his ideals" (Maris Ross Daily Mail)
"This is an honest, fair-minded, intelligent book, not a fawning fan's eulogy ... Himself and Other Animals is a thoughtful, vivid and moving portrait of a real individual" (Irish Times)
"David Hughes's portrait rings absolutely true; reading this book is uncanny because he manages to bring Gerry so vividly back to life. . . Durrell's life was a combination of great pleasure and great desperation, and this portrait of him perfectly captures these extremes, which pull you along in their wake" (Edward Whitley Literary Review)
"Beautifully written...comes like a splash of colour in a monochrome world" (John Mortimer)
`David Hughes's portrait rings absolutely true; reading this book is uncanny because he manages to bring Gerry so vividly back to life. . . Durrell's life was a combination of great pleasure and great desperation, and this portrait of him perfectly captures these extremes, which pull you along in their wake. ' Edward Whitley, LITERARY REVIEW
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- PublisherChivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0754033279
- ISBN 13 9780754033271
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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