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Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a novel by English writer Henry Williamson, first published in 1927 by G.P. Putnam's Sons with an introduction by the Hon. Sir John Fortescue. It won the Hawthornden Prize in 1928, and has never been out of print since its first publication.

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  • Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a novel by English writer Henry Williamson, first published in 1927 by G.P. Putnam's Sons with an introduction by the Hon. Sir John Fortescue. It won the Hawthornden Prize in 1928, and has never been out of print since its first publication. The novel describes the life of an otter, along with a detailed observation of its habitat in the country of the River Taw and River Torridge in North Devon (the "Two Rivers"); the name "Tarka" is said by Williamson to mean "Wandering as Water" (p. 10). Although not written for children, the book soon became popular with young readers, and also has influenced literary figures as diverse as Ted Hughes and Rachel Carson. (en)
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  • First edition; woodcut after Hester Sainsbury (en)
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  • England (en)
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  • Natural history novel (en)
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  • Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers (en)
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  • Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a novel by English writer Henry Williamson, first published in 1927 by G.P. Putnam's Sons with an introduction by the Hon. Sir John Fortescue. It won the Hawthornden Prize in 1928, and has never been out of print since its first publication. (en)
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