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"This is the story of Gerald Durrell's animal collecting expedition to what was then the British Cameroons, in the late 1940's. The book is full of memorable characters, human and animal. The portrait of the Fon (chief) of Bafut is a marvellous character study, and the country and the people are described with fondness. Among the things Durrell writes about are dancing monkeys, a midnight frog hunt, the night he taught the Fon to dance the Conga, his group of hunters and their motley pack of hunting dogs (the beagles), and the joys and problems of keeping a large collection of wild animals."
Jóhanna, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
ethnic of society (outside)
- Black African
Outdoors story
Yes
Exploring:
- animal watching/hunting
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 ()
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Black Africa
Jungles?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Book makes you feel?
- very happy
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- gentle
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
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