Watership Down

Summary

Watership Down is a literary work^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Watership Down authored Richard Adams^[3].
• Watership Down received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[4].
• Watership Down received the Carnegie Medal^[5].
• Watership Down received the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize^[6].
• Watership Down received the California Young Reader Medal^[7].
• Watership Down's instance of is recorded as literary work^[8].
• Watership Down's genre is fantasy^[9].
• Watership Down's genre is children's book^[10].
• Watership Down is named after Watership Down^[11].
• Watership Down was followed by Tales from Watership Down^[12].
• Watership Down's Commons category is recorded as Watership Down (novel)^[13].
• Watership Down's language of work or name is recorded as English^[14].
• Watership Down's country of origin is recorded as England^[15].
• Watership Down was published on November 1972^[16].
• Watership Down's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126414289^[17].
• Watership Down's narrative location is recorded as Hampshire^[18].
• Watership Down's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Watership Down^[19].
• Watership Down's nominated for is recorded as Guardian Children's Fiction Prize^[20].
• Watership Down's nominated for is recorded as Mythopoeic Fantasy Award^[21].
• Watership Down's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Watership Down'}^[22].
• Watership Down's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel^[23].
• Watership Down's derivative work is recorded as Watership Down^[24].
• Watership Down's derivative work is recorded as Watership Down^[25].
• Watership Down's derivative work is recorded as Watership Down^[26].
• Watership Down's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Watership Down authored Richard Adams^[3].

Publication

Watership Down was published on November 1972^[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[14]. Genres include fantasy^[9] and children's book^[10].

Reception

Awards received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[4]; Carnegie Medal^[5], a literary award^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1936^[30]; Guardian Children's Fiction Prize^[6], a literary award^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1967^[33]; and California Young Reader Medal^[7], a literary award^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1974^[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Watership Down was followed by Tales from it^[12].

Why It Matters

Watership Down has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

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].