by Michael Morpurgo · Dean & Son · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780603568411
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«War Horse» is the war novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by Dean & Son in paperback (192 pages, in English).
Joey, a farm horse, is separated from his young owner Albert when he is sold to the British army to serve in the First World War. From his perspective, the novel shows the harshness of the trenches, the horror of the artillery and the brief gestures of humanity and friendship that flourish even among enemies.
First instalment of the «War Horse» series. The work was adapted into film by Steven Spielberg and for the stages of London's West End and Broadway.
Recommended reading for young people and adults interested in the First World War and in stories about the bond between humans and animals.
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.
