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War Horse is a British war novel by Michael Morpurgo.It was first published in Great Britain by Kaye & Ward in 1982. The story recounts the experiences of Joey, a horse bought by the Army for service in World War I in France and the attempts of 15-year-old Albert, his previous owner, to bring him safely home.
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL (né Bridge; 5 October 1943) [1] is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982).
War Horse is a 2011 war drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis.It is based on Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel of the same name and its 2007 stage adaptation.
War Horse is a play based on the book of the same name by writer Michael Morpurgo, adapted for stage by Nick Stafford.Originally Morpurgo thought "they must be mad" to try to make a play from his best-selling 1982 novel; but the play was a great success. [1]
Farm Boy is a British children's novel written by Michael Morpurgo, and illustrated by Michael Foreman. The book is the sequel to the popular novel War Horse. The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1997 by Pavilion Books. It was republished in 1999 by HarperCollins Children's Book. [1] The novel was adapted into a stage play in 2010.
Nick Stafford (born Nicholas Thomas, 1959 in Staffordshire) is a British playwright and writer. [1] He is best known for writing the stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse, which garnered him a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play in 2008, [2] [3] and the Tony Award for Best Play in 2011.
Soldier's Heart: A Novel of the Civil War – Gary Paulsen novel, 1998; Sunrise over Fallujah – Walter Dean Myers, 2008 [39] War Horse – Michael Morpurgo, 1982; When the Horses Ride By: Children in the Times of War – Greenfield, Gilchrist poems and illus., 2006; Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum (published posthumously), Reilly & Lee, 1920.
The film was an adaption of Michael Morpurgo's novel, also entitled War Horse. [25] Spielberg revealed that he had been looking for an unknown actor for War Horse, stating: "I looked at hundreds of actors and newcomers for Albert – mainly newcomers – and nobody had the heart, the spirit or the communication skills that Jeremy had."