Gadagkar, R (2018) Where Humans are Animals and Animals are Human. A Review of – My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Malcolm Durrell (1925-1995),Puffin Books, (2016) [First published by in Great Briton by Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956]. In: Resonance - journal of science education, 23 (5). pp. 609-612.
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Abstract
My Family and Other Animals Gerald Malcolm Durrell (1925–1995) Puffin Books 2016 [First Published by in Great Briton by Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956] Pages (Paperback): 384 pages Price (Paperback): | 315 When Tina Jordon, Preview Editor and Columnist at the New York Times Book Review mentioned in the Inside the Book Review podcast on March 9, 2018, that she was reading the very funny book My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell, I was reminded to my embarrassment that I had so far not managed to read this utterly famous book. I promptly made amends and have had the great pleasure of devouring it in a short span of time. My pleasure was significantly enhanced by the fact that I listened to the audio version, masterfully narrated by the famous British stage, television, and film actor – Nigel Davenport. My Family and Other Animals is indeed incredibly funny but at the same time, it is really inspiring and educational, deserving to be put into the hands of every 10–15- year old boy and girl, about the age of Gerald Durrell in the book. I have included an image of Gerald Durrell’s The Amateur Naturalist (with his wife Lee Durrell, who of course does not figure in the book under review) alongside an image of My Family and Other Animals so as to contrast in the readers’ minds the protagonist as well as the author of the book.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Resonance - journal of science education |
| Publisher: | Indian Academy of Sciences |
| Keywords: | Book Review |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2021 10:31 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2021 10:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/67654 |
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