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Watership Down

1972 novel by Richard Adams
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Summary

Watership Down is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,405 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Richard Adams[3]
  • Award received: NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4], Carnegie Medal[5], Guardian Children's Fiction Prize[6], California Young Reader Medal[7]
  • Genre: fantasy[8], children's book[9]
  • Named after: Watership Down[10]
  • Followed by: Tales from Watership Down[11]
  • Commons category: Watership Down (novel)[12]
  • Language of work or name: English[13]
  • Country of origin: England[14]
  • Publication date: November 1972[15]
  • Has edition or translation: Q126414289[16]
  • Narrative location: Hampshire[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Watership Down[18]
  • Nominated for: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize[19], Mythopoeic Fantasy Award[20]
  • Title: Watership Down[21]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[22]
  • Derivative work: Watership Down[23]
  • Form of creative work: novel[24]

Why It Matters

Watership Down has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What awards did Watership Down receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4], Carnegie Medal[5], Guardian Children's Fiction Prize[6], and California Young Reader Medal[7].

Related Entities

England literary work Richard Adams

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → debut novel
    Genre → fantasy, children's book
    Named after → Watership Down
    Instance of → —
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