writing the novel "Watership Down"
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Writing the novel "Watership Down" refers to the creation of Richard Adams’s acclaimed 1972 fantasy adventure about a band of rabbits seeking a new home, celebrated for its rich world-building and allegorical depth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creativeProcess
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literaryCreation ⓘ |
| completedBy | 1972 ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationOfResult |
1978 animated film "Watership Down"
NERFINISHED
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1999–2001 television series "Watership Down" NERFINISHED ⓘ 2018 animated miniseries "Watership Down" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Richard Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
adventure
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
established Richard Adams as a major British novelist
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influenced later animal fantasy literature ⓘ |
| hasInspirationSource |
English countryside
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stories told by Richard Adams to his daughters ⓘ |
| hasIntendedEffect | to tell an epic journey story through animal protagonists ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryInfluenceInResult |
World War II experiences of the author
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classical mythology ⓘ |
| hasMainCharactersInResult |
Bigwig
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Fiver NERFINISHED ⓘ General Woundwort NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMarketPositionOfResult | bestseller ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspectiveInResult | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeatureInResult |
allegorical depth
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detailed depiction of rabbit society ⓘ invented rabbit mythology ⓘ rich world-building ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySettingOfResult | rural England ⓘ |
| hasProcessStep |
drafting
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expanding oral stories into prose ⓘ revising ⓘ |
| hasPublicationYearOfResult | 1972 ⓘ |
| hasPublisherOfResult | Rex Collings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecognitionForResult |
Carnegie Medal
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Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesOfProtagonistsInResult | rabbits ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| hasThemeInResult |
community
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exile and home ⓘ freedom versus tyranny ⓘ leadership ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| hasToneInResult | serious ⓘ |
| resultsInWork | "Watership Down" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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