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'''''Tarka the Otter''': His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers'' is a [[novel]] by [[Henry Williamson]]. The book narrates the experience of an [[European Otter |
'''''Tarka the Otter''': His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers'' is a [[novel]] by [[Henry Williamson]]. The book narrates the experience of an [[European Otter|otter]]. It was first published in [[1927]] by [[G.P. Putnam's Sons]], with an introduction by the Hon. Sir [[John Fortescue (Military historian)|John Fortescue]], [[K.C.V.O.]]. |
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Revision as of 19:52, 25 October 2006
Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a novel by Henry Williamson. The book narrates the experience of an otter. It was first published in 1927 by G.P. Putnam's Sons, with an introduction by the Hon. Sir John Fortescue, K.C.V.O..
Plot summary
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Major themes
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Awards and nominations
The book won the Hawthornden Prize. It features illustrations by Charles Tunnicliffe.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
Template:Spoiler In 1974, Williamson began working on a script for a film treatment of the novel, but it was not regarded as suitable to film. Filming for the movie went on unknown to him. The movie, narrated by Peter Ustinov, was released in 1979, with a screenplay by Gerald Durrell.
- "The hunt sequence was the climax of the story, in which Tarka is forced to fight and sacrifices himself to vanquish Deadlock in a tale of simple morality. If Tarka and Deadlock have killed each other however, the story becomes a classic tragedy, which is highly ambivalent. Is it perhaps the eternal struggle?"
- —Peter Talbot, [1]
Williamson was very ill when filming started and died before its completion. His son and daughter-in-law are actually in the film however.
It was voted the 98th greatest family film in a Channel 4 poll.
The soundtrack for the film was composed and performed by Anthony Phillips.
Trivia
The Tarka Trail, a series of footpaths and cycle paths around Devon, England and the Tarka Line railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon, both take their names from the novel.
Release details
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- 1927, UK, G. P. Putnams Sons, 1927, Hardback
- 1965, UK, Bodley Head, 1965, Hardback
- 1971, UK, Puffin Books ISBN 0-14-030060-0, January 1971, Paperback (C.F. Tunnicliffe, Illustrator)
- 1981, USA, Nelson Thornes ISBN 0-333-30602-3, March 1981, Hardcover (C.F. Tunnicliffe, Illustrator)
- 1982, USA, Salem House Publishers ISBN 0-370-30919-7, 1982, Paperback
- 1990, USA, Beacon Press ISBN 0-8070-8507-3, 1990, Paperback (Concord Library Series)
- 1995, UK, Puffin Books ISBN 0-14-036621-0, June 1995, Paperback (Annabel Large, Illustrator)
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