Michael Morpurgo
British children's writer (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling",[2] 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 World War I. Morpurgo became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005,[3] and he is also the current President of BookTrust, the UK's largest children's reading charity.[4]
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Born | Michael Andrew Bridge (1943-10-05) 5 October 1943 (age 80) St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
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Alma mater | King's College London |
Notable works | War Horse, Why the Whales Came, Private Peaceful |
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Children | 3 |
Parents | Tony Van Bridge (father) Kippe Cammaerts (mother) |
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