Richard Adams on Watership Down and subsequent career

Title

Richard Adams on Watership Down and subsequent career

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:11:02

Description

Peter Sharp interviews Richard Adams, the author of Watership Down, at his home on the Isle of Man, describes the book, the reasons for writing it, and why he settled down to write in the first place. He explains how the book became so famous, and describes the reasons behind his choice of main characters, rabbits. Recorded in Summer 1977.

Contributors

Peter Sharp; Richard Adams

Keywords

Books; Authors; Richard Adams; Literature; Animals; Watership Down; Rabbits

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