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Book – New Graphic Novel Of ‘Watership Down’
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Book – New Graphic Novel Of ‘Watership Down’
ABOUT ‘WATERSHIP DOWN’ BY RICHARD ADAMS
The children’s classic Watership Down began life one summer’s day in the mid-1960s.
Richard Adams, an Oxford-educated civil servant, was taking his two young daughters on a drive through the British countryside. They wanted to be entertained, and he complied.
“He started off a story, ‘Once upon a time there were two rabbits, called Hazel and Fiver,’ ” recalls the younger one, Rosamond Mahony, who was about 6 at the time.
Fiver has a premonition that their warren is doomed. His brother Hazel plans their escape.
Drawing upon his knowledge of Greek tragedy and the English countryside where he grew up, Adams spun a tale of a group of rabbits who leave their warren and undertake a dangerous journey in search of safety.
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Check out the trailer from the original film by John Hurt
Find out more about the controversy of the film and book HERE
Also check out the interview on the new graphic novel HERE