Watership Down

Summary

Watership Down is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,143 views/month).^[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 recorded as fantasy^[9].
• Watership Down's genre is recorded as children's book^[10].
• Watership Down is named after Watership Down^[11].
• Watership Down's followed by is recorded as Tales from Watership Down^[12].
• Watership Down's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 181406204^[13].
• Watership Down's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014095609^[14].
• Watership Down's Commons category is recorded as Watership Down (novel)^[15].
• Watership Down's language of work or name is recorded as English^[16].
• Watership Down's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35699109^[17].
• Watership Down's country of origin is recorded as England^[18].
• Watership Down's publication date is recorded as +1972-11-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Watership Down's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hq4m^[20].
• Watership Down's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2096536W^[21].
• Watership Down's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126414289^[22].
• Watership Down's narrative location is recorded as Hampshire^[23].
• Watership Down's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Watership Down^[24].
• Watership Down's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 1537^[25].
• Watership Down's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 882^[26].
• Watership Down's nominated for is recorded as Guardian Children's Fiction Prize^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Watership Down authored Richard Adams^[3].

Recognition

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].

Why It Matters

Watership Down ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,143 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

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].