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Richard Adams (1920-2016) studied history at Worcester College, Oxford before and after the Second World War. He was the author of nineteen books, including the bestselling and award-winning Watership Down, his first book (the illustrated edition of which was published by Oneworld Modern Classics, 2014). Two of his books, Watership Down and Shardik, were listed in the Sunday Times top 100 bestselling books of the last forty years.
<p>‘A story told with conviction and creative zest’ </p>
Guardian
<p>'<em>Shardik</em> is my masterpiece'</p>
- Richard Adams,
<p>'Recalls the imaginative scale of <em>Lord of the Rings</em>.'</p>
Financial Times
<p>'Riveting reading.'</p>
Daily Mail
<p>'Striking enough to confirm Richard Adams as one of the most talented descriptive writers to emerge in this country for years.'</p>
The Times
<p>'Grips with suspense, haunts with mystery... a memorable work, not to be read once only but to be reread as loved books are... a human saga.'</p>
- Wall Street Journal,
<p>'<em>Shardik</em> is a powerful work, dipping deep into old forms – allegory, epic, myth – resonating in the caverns of the readers' unconscious... It is an exciting story, the adventures compelling.'</p>
- Los Angeles Times,
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Richard Adams (1920-2016) studied history at Worcester College, Oxford before and after the Second World War. He was the author of nineteen books, including the bestselling and award-winning Watership Down, his first book (the illustrated edition of which was published by Oneworld Modern Classics, 2014). Two of his books, Watership Down and Shardik, were listed in the Sunday Times top 100 bestselling books of the last forty years.