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One of the most beloved novels of our time, Richard Adams s Watership Down takes us to a world we have never truly seen: to the remarkable life that teems in the fields, forests and riverbanks far beyond our cities and towns. It is a powerful saga of courage, leadership and survival; an epic tale of a hardy band of adventurers forced to flee the destruction of their fragile comm unit y...and their trials and triumphs in the face of extra ordinary adversity as they pursue a glorious dream called "home." Watership Down is a remarkable tale of exile and survival, of heroism and leadership...the epic novel of a group of adventurers who desert their doomed city, and venture fort h against all odds on a quest for a new home, a sturdier future,
理查德·亚当斯, 1 920年生于英格兰伯克夏郡。在 写作 成名前,亚当斯只是一名普通的公职人员,但他心中一直有一个关于兔子的幻想故事。1960 年代 英国 社会 萎靡的乱象让亚当斯感到气愤,同时为了描绘出存在他心中已久的理想 世界 ,他决定走向写作之路。
《兔子共和国》1972年圣诞节在英国出版,1973年旋即获得卡内基大奖和《卫报》 文学 奖,1974年更被《纽约时报》选为七本最有意义的书之一。但是《兔子共和国》在初版时只卖出2 5 00本,不过真金不怕火炼,《Watership Down》日后成了 全球 经典 文学作品,直到如今仍是成人读者心中公认的 奇幻 小说 必读之作。
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