by Richard Adams · Tapa dura · ISBN 9789100402525
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«Den Långa Flykten» is the adventure and fantasy novel by Richard Adams, published by Albert Bonniers Förlag in hardback (343 pages, in Swedish).
A colony of rabbits lives in a Berkshire meadow until one of its youngest members senses imminent danger. A small group believes him and flees to Watership Down, where unknown enemies and harsh hardships await them. The work functions as a fable for adults and as an allegory of the human condition.
First part of the «Watership Down» series, translated into Swedish by Britt G. Hallqvist. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
A fable for adults that has also been classified as young adult reading; for readers of adventure, fantasy, and classic allegories.
Richard George Adams 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.
