Information: - Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. is a New York publishing house that was founded by Alfred A. Knopf Sr. in 1915. The publisher had a reputation for a pursuit of perfection and elegant taste. It was acquired by Random House in 1960 and is now part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. The Knopf publishing house is associated with its borzoi colophon (shown at right), which was designed by co-founder Blanche Knopf in 1925. - Blanche Wolf Knopf (July 30, 1894 June 4, 1966) was the president of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and wife of publisher Alfred Knopf, with whom she established the firm in 1915. Blanche and Alfred traveled the world seeking new authors. Blanche was especially influential in having European and Latin American literature translated into English and published in the United States. After World War II she was one of the first American publishers to travel to Europe, and from then on she was in charge of all European efforts of the firm. - Jeanne Willis (born St Alban's, England) is an author of several children's books, including "The Monster Bed" (1986), the "Dr. Xargle's Book of..." series (19882004), and "Shamanka" (2007). Willis was also a contributor to the authorised Winnie-the-Pooh sequel, The Best Bear in All the World. Willis lives in London, England, with her husband and two children. - Paula Danziger (August 18, 1944 July 8, 2004) was an American children's author. She grew up in Metuchen, New Jersey. She lived in New York City and in Bearsville, New York (just outside Woodstock). For several years, she had a flat in London. - Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, FRSL, RDI (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer. He may be known best for illustrating books written by Roald Dahl. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001 he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. He is a patron of the Association of Illustrators. - Children's Laureate is a position awarded in the United Kingdom once every two years to a "writer or illustrator of children's books to celebrate outstanding achievement in their field." The post stemmed from a discussion between the (now deceased) Poet Laureate Ted Hughes and children's writer Michael Morpurgo. - Fantastic Mr Fox is a children 's novel written by British author Roald Dahl . It was published in 1970 , by George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S. , with illustrations by Donald Chaffin . The first UK Puffin paperback , first issued in 1974 , featured illustrations by Jill Bennett . Later editions have featured illustrations by Tony Ross ( 1988 ) and Quentin Blake ( 1996 ) . The story is about Mr Fox and how he outwits his farmer neighbours to steal their food from right under their noses . In 2009 , it was adapted into a film by Wes Anderson . Two audio readings were released , one with the author narrating ( ISBN 0 - 060 - 53627 - 6 ) and another with Martin Jarvis narrating ( ISBN 0 - 141 - 80787 - 3 ) . - Tony Ross (born 10 August 1938) is a British illustrator and author of children's picture books. In Britain he may be known best for illustrating the Horrid Henry series by Francesca Simon. He has also illustrated the Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger, the "Dr. Xargle" series by Jeanne Willis, and the Harry The Poisonous Centipede series by Lynne Reid Banks. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was U.K. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. - Francesca Isabella Simon (born 23 February 1955) is an American author living in London, who is mostly known for writing the popular "Horrid Henry" series of children's books. - Wesley Wales "Wes" Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films are known for their distinctive visual and narrative style. - A film director is a person who directs the making of a film. Generally, a film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design, and the creative aspects of filmmaking. Under European Union law, the director is viewed as the author of the film. - The Borzoi (literally "fast"), also called the Russian wolfhound, is a breed of domestic dog ("Canis lupus familiaris"). Descended from dogs brought to Russia from central Asian countries, it is similar in shape to a greyhound, and is also a member of the sighthound family. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'fantastic mr fox' exhibits the relationship of 'country of origin'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - england - europe - european union - london - russia - united kingdom - wales
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