Holidays, animals, and other absurdities. A picnic and other nightmares. Marrying off Mom.
14.99 €
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Holidays, animals, and other absurdities. A picnic and other nightmares. Marrying off Mom.
14.99 €
"Holidays, Animals, and Other Ridiculous Things," "Picnic and Other Nightmares," and "Marrying Mama Off" are the sequels to the celebrated "Corfu Trilogy": the novels "My Family and Other Animals"—"a book literally enchanting" (Sunday Times) and "the most delightful idyll imaginable" (The New Yorker)—"Birds, Beasts, and Relatives," and "The Garden of the Gods."
With unfailing love and inimitable humor, Durrell recounts his family's stay (including his older brother, Larry—Lawrence Durrell, the future author of the celebrated "Alexandria Quartet") on the Greek island of Corfu and their subsequent adventures, demonstrating a wide range of literary skill, including gothic ghost stories; Here, people might duel over a truffle-hunting pig, a foul-mouthed parrot terrorizes all of London, and our old friends Margot, Leslie, Jerry, and Larry try to go on a picnic, celebrate their mother's birthday, or marry her off with the most unexpected consequences. These novels and collections have sold millions of copies worldwide, have become bedtime stories for generations of readers, and in England, have even been included in the school curriculum.
The Corfu Trilogy (which has expanded to six books over time) has been adapted for television three times, most recently from 2016 to 2019, when ITV released The Durrells, a series co-directed by Edward Hall (Downton Abbey, Agatha Christie's Miss Marple).
With unfailing love and inimitable humor, Durrell recounts his family's stay (including his older brother, Larry—Lawrence Durrell, the future author of the celebrated "Alexandria Quartet") on the Greek island of Corfu and their subsequent adventures, demonstrating a wide range of literary skill, including gothic ghost stories; Here, people might duel over a truffle-hunting pig, a foul-mouthed parrot terrorizes all of London, and our old friends Margot, Leslie, Jerry, and Larry try to go on a picnic, celebrate their mother's birthday, or marry her off with the most unexpected consequences. These novels and collections have sold millions of copies worldwide, have become bedtime stories for generations of readers, and in England, have even been included in the school curriculum.
The Corfu Trilogy (which has expanded to six books over time) has been adapted for television three times, most recently from 2016 to 2019, when ITV released The Durrells, a series co-directed by Edward Hall (Downton Abbey, Agatha Christie's Miss Marple).
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series A Great Romance