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Michael Morpurgo
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1943
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
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About Michael Morpurgo
Birth
1943
First book
1975
Years writing
51
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
Michael Morpurgo was born in 1943 in the historic city of St Albans.
His most globally recognized work is the moving novel War Horse.
Before dedicating himself to writing, he worked as a primary school teacher.
His prolific career spans over 260 published works to date.
In addition to being a novelist, he has explored roles as a poet, playwright, and illustrator.
