Tarka the Otter
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Tarka the Otter is a classic 1927 British children's novel by Henry Williamson that follows the life and adventures of a wild otter in the rivers and countryside of North Devon.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | David Cobham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationNarrator | Peter Ustinov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Henry Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
countryside of North Devon
ⓘ
rivers of North Devon ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | adventures of a wild otter ⓘ |
| genre |
animal fiction
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ nature writing ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Tarka the Otter (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAward | Hawthornden Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Deadlock the otter-hound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsInSomeEditions | C. F. Tunnicliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British nature writing
ⓘ
animal stories in children's literature ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | inspired conservation interest in otters ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print ⓘ |
| hasRelatedPlace |
River Taw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Torridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarka Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British nature-writing tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic of British children's literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tarka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | life of a wild otter ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | realistic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed natural history description of otters
ⓘ
evocative portrayal of Devon countryside ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistSpecies | otter ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | North Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human impact on nature
ⓘ
wildlife ⓘ |
| theme |
freedom and wildness
ⓘ
relationship between humans and nature ⓘ struggle for survival in the wild ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
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