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Fillets Of Plaice (1976)

Fillets Of Plaice (1976)

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000634464X (ISBN13: 9780006344643)
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Апетитно блюдо хумор и приключения, забъркано по рецепта на британския писател, естествоизпитател и природозащитник Джералд Даръл!„Филе от камбала“ е безценна колекция разкази, които ще ви понесат първо към Корфу, където целокупното Дарълово семейство спретва на майка си незабравим рожден ден, после към Камерун, където канените за вечеря гости ще бъдат, меко казано, изненадани от доста неканени. А в кроткия морски курорт Борнмът на английското крайбрежие ще се срещнете с очарователната Урсула, царицата на светските гафове.Джералд Даръл (1925-1995) е уважаван в цял свят писател и естествоизпитател, роден в Индия, известен като основател на Джърсейския тръст за защита на дивите животни (впоследствие наречен на негово име) и на Джърсейската зоологическа градина. След първата си експедиция в Африка през 1947 г. той посещава Парагвай, Аржентина, Сиера Леоне, Мексико, Мавриций и Мадагаскар, участва и в телевизионни предавания, в които споделя преживяванията си в Австралия и Нова Зеландия. Даръл създава двайсетина книги, постигнали грандиозен успех заради тънкото му чувство за хумор.

Superb. A gem of a book. I read this at least four times in the 70's. Bits and bobs from his life that he couldn't find a place for in other books are collected together and make for some glorious and hilarious episodes. I particularly liked his investigations into the lives of people living just off Kensington High Street who survived rent free as long as their "businesses" made no profit; his attempts to buy items from their shops are met with great resistance. Other anecdotes about attempting to defuse a tense situation in Albania by trying magic tricks on hostile natives and attempting to entertain a District Commissioner to a slap-up dinner in tropical Africa show just how wrong things can go when one is wishing to impress.

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I'm afraid Gerry started out charmingly enough, a boyhood tale of catching escaped salamanders on a bus, mistaking a well-meaning colonel for a pedo and subsequently playing soldiers with him in his attic, and redecorating the tanks of bleach-eyed frogs with calloused feet...but then he ends up middle-aged in colonial Africa. This is where he goes wrong and where, following the tale, he just can't go right. He takes a foray into racism, calling others the hideous word without thinking for a minute he's just describing himself in a roundabout way. Then there's the episode with the bloody nose and the Indian doctor and we're all just left shaking our heads and cringing. Damn it Gerry, and I so liked you in Greece.
—Molly

Otro magnífico libro de Durrell. en esta ocasión se trata de seis relatos deslabazados (de ahí el título), que Durrell nos quiere ofrecer con su ingenioso humor british total.Los dos primeros nos remontan a su infancia en la isla de Corfú, y podían haber sido perfectamente añadidos a su "Mi familia y otros animales", ya comentado. Deliciosos relatos de la singular familia y sus peripecias en Corfú, vistas a través de los inocentes ojos del autor. El tercero nos traslada al Londres de su adolescencia, a su primer trabajo, y los extraños personajes propietarios de las tiendas de animales más extravagantes, sin olvidar la aparición del Coronel Anstruther. El cuarto relato nos traslada a Africa, y a los preparativos que el grupo de blancos realiza para la inspección de un oficial de distrito. Hilarante historia. El quinto narra la surrealista experiencia del agotado Durrell en una clínica para combatir el stress, y por último el sexto nos describe la primera relación del naturalista con el sexo opuesto, de su "enamoramiento" de la estrafalaria Ursula.En definitiva, un libro muy ameno, de los que da gusto leer (y más si se ha superado con éxito la lectura de otras farragosas novelas :-). Sonrisa en boca promete, promete una agradable experiencia.
—Peregrino

Five short stories plus an introduction make up this delightful compendium of tales from Gerald Durrell's childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. Boats and beaches of Corfu, pet shops and hospitals of London, colonial houses of Cameroon; all provide backdrops for his characteristically humorous anecdotes, richly flamboyant language and outrageous caricatures of his family and friends. I first read this as a child, and it loses none of its joy in a re-read (though does require a large pinch of salt at times!!). Not quite the best of his 'family' books, but a light and entertaining summer read that stands the test of time!
—Ian Smith

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