Durrell family
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The Durrell family was a British family, including naturalist Gerald Durrell and writer Lawrence Durrell, whose eccentric life on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s became famous through memoirs and adaptations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British family
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family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century British literature
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Greek culture ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Gerald Durrell
NERFINISHED
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Lawrence Durrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | British ⓘ |
| fictionalizedIn |
Birds, Beasts and Relatives
NERFINISHED
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My Family and Other Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ My Family and Other Animals (TV film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Durrells (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Garden of the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfDepictions |
autobiographical memoir
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comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationMedium |
film
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radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| hasFamilyTheme |
coming-of-age
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eccentricity ⓘ expatriate life ⓘ nature and wildlife ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryConnection | Corfu Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMatriarch | Louisa Durrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
Gerald Durrell – naturalist
NERFINISHED
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Lawrence Durrell – writer ⓘ Leslie Durrell – brother ⓘ Louisa Durrell – mother ⓘ Margaret Durrell – sister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Durrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | popular perception of Corfu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Greek island of Corfu
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eccentric lifestyle on Corfu in the 1930s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| migrationFrom | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationTo | Corfu, Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | inspiring conservation interest through Gerald Durrell’s works ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Gerald Durrell
NERFINISHED
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Lawrence Durrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Durrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisa Durrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Durrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettingOfDepictions | Corfu, Greece GENERATED ⓘ |
| residence | Corfu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residencePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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