Watership Down
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Watership Down is a classic 1972 adventure novel by Richard Adams that follows a group of rabbits fleeing the destruction of their warren to establish a new home, exploring themes of survival, leadership, and freedom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fiver in Watership Down (1978 film) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
adventure novel
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fantasy novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
1978 animated film "Watership Down"
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1999–2001 animated television series "Watership Down" ⓘ 2018 animated miniseries "Watership Down" ⓘ stage play adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Richard Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Carnegie Medal (runner-up)
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Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
establishing a new warren at Watership Down
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rabbits fleeing destruction of their warren ⓘ |
| containsMythology |
El-ahrairah legends
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Frith (sun god) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | rabbits ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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animal fantasy ⓘ fantasy fiction ⓘ |
| hasConstructedLanguage | Lapine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later animal fantasy novels ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Tales from Watership Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-380-01281-6 ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a classic of children’s literature
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considered a classic of fantasy literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bigwig
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Blackberry NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiver NERFINISHED ⓘ General Woundwort NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kehaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| opposes | Efrafa warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 400 pages (first edition) ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | Rex Collings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Hampshire, England
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Watership Down hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adults
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
community
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exile ⓘ freedom ⓘ leadership ⓘ survival ⓘ tyranny versus democracy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | contemporary to late 20th century England ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Fiver in Watership Down (1978 film)