Watership Down
Richard Adams(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 12. December 1974
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-14-003958-0 (ISBN)
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Description
"Watership Down" is stunning - a compulsive read. The story is a picaresque saga about a motley band of rabbits who desert their ancient warren when the gentle 'fiver' predicts imminent destruction of all who remain. Led by Fiver's intelligent brother Hazel the refugees set out on an epic search fro a new home.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-003958-0 (9780140039580)
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Person
Richard Adams grew up in Berkshire, the son of a country doctor. After an education at Oxford, he spent six years in the army and then went into the Civil Service. He originally began telling the story of Watership Down to his two daughters and they insisted he publish it as a book. It quickly became a huge success with both children and adults, and won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal in 1972. Richard Adams has written many novels and short stories, including Shardik and The Plague Dogs.
He now lives in Hampshire with his wife and enjoys a wide variety of hobbies including walking in the countryside and English literature.
He now lives in Hampshire with his wife and enjoys a wide variety of hobbies including walking in the countryside and English literature.