The name Gerald Durrell is known all over the world. A writer, naturalist, traveler, and founder of a unique zoo on the island of Jersey, which serves as the base for the Wildlife Preservation Trust. Durrell wrote over thirty books, almost all of which have been translated into many languages, and he produced dozens of films. This edition presents three of Durrell's books, which tell the story of his travels through the tropical forests of West Africa. The unique collection of animals assembled by Durrell during his third expedition to Africa served as the foundation for his famous zoo. Engagingly, with love and sparkling humor, Durrell describes the behavior and habits of the birds and animals inhabiting the jungle, recounts the tricks of hunting them and the peculiarities of keeping these little captives in captivity, and makes the reader care for their fate and join the author in admiring the richness and diversity of the natural world.
Author: Gerald Durrell
Translation: Lev Zhdanov, Edvarda Kabalevskaya, Iosif Livshin
Pages: 512 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 217x150x25 mm
Series: Foreign Literature. Great Books
