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Richard Adams
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English novelist best known as the author of Watership Down
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Vinony's link graph records 227 inbound references to Richard Adams, and connects out to Dictionary of National Biography, Civil Service and Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
It is catalogued under topics including 1920 births, 2016 deaths and 20th-century English novelists.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 9 May 1920
- Died
- 24 December 2016
- Works
- 126
Top works
- ウォーターシップ・ダウンのうさぎたち
- Stories
- Shardik
- Tales from Watership Down
- Watership Down
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Wisdom — Self2008
- Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars — Self1999
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence — P.O.W. #11983
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Richard George Adams , ( 1920-05-10 ) 10 May 1920 , Newbury, Berkshire , England
- Died
- 24 December 2016 (2016-12-24) (aged 96), Oxford , England
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Education
- Worcester College, Oxford ( BA , MA )
- Period
- 1972–2010
- Genre
- Children's literature adventure fantasy
- Notable works
- Watership Down Shardik The Plague Dogs The Girl in a Swing
- Notable awards
- Carnegie Medal , 1972 , Guardian Prize , 1973
- Spouse
- Barbara Elizabeth Acland ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Adams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Newbury
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Occupation
- poet
- Employer
- University of Florida
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Watership Down
- Field of work
- children's literature
- Genre
- fantasy
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- Richard Adams 20081116.jpg
- Work location
- Oxford
- Residence
- Newbury
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- date of birth
- 1920-05-10
- Commons category
- Richard Adams
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- date of death
- 2016-12-24
- birth name
- Richard George Adams
- cause of death
- hematopoietic system disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard George Adams FRSL (10 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist. He is best known for his debut novel Watership Down which achieved international acclaim. His other works included Maia, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied Modern History at Worcester College, Oxford, before serving in the British Army during World War II. After completing his studies, he joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after Watership Down was published, Adams became a full-time author.
Early life and education
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