Watership Down is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in southern England, around Hampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Evoking epic themes, the novel follows the rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to establish a new home, encountering perils and temptations along the way. Watership Down was Richard Adams' debut novel. It was rejected by several publishers before Collings accepted the manuscript; the published book then won the annual Carnegie Medal, annual Guardian Prize, and other book awards. The novel was adapted into an animated feature film in 1978 and, from 1999 to 2001, an animated children's television series.
| Author | Richard Adams |
| Publisher | Rex Collings |
| Followed by | Tales from Watership Down |
About Watership Down
A colony of rabbits struggle to find and defend a new home after fleeing their doomed previous natural environment.
Achievement of Watership Down
The series is based on Richard Adams 1972 novel of the same name. It is directed by Noam Murro and it was co-produced between the BBC and Netflix.
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Latest information about Watership Down updated on July 28 2021.
