Writer, who did not begin writing until he was 52, won Carnegie medal and Guardian children’s prize for novel about group of rabbits
Richard Adams, the author of Watership Down, has died aged 96, his daughter has said.
a statement on the book’s official website has said.
He “passed away peacefully” at 10pm on Christmas Eve.
The statement, issued on Tuesday, said: “Richard’s much-loved family announce with sadness that their dear father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully at 10pm on Christmas Eve.”
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