Michael Morpurgo

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children's writer human novelist playwright screenwriter short story writer teacher

Michael Morpurgo is a British children's author renowned for his emotionally powerful historical novels, including the acclaimed book "War Horse."

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Michael Morpurgo canonical 14

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instanceOf children's writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
awardReceived Children's Laureate ⓘ
Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1943-10-05 ⓘ
educatedAt King’s College London ⓘ
surface form: King's College London

The King’s School, Canterbury ⓘ
surface form: The King's School, Canterbury
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Morpurgo ⓘ
founded Farms for City Children ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
war novel ⓘ
givenName Michael ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.michaelmorpurgo.com/ ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Michael Morpurgo self-link ⓘ
notableWork Alone on a Wide Wide Sea ⓘ
Farm Boy ⓘ
Kensuke's Kingdom ⓘ
Private Peaceful ⓘ
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips ⓘ
The Butterfly Lion ⓘ
The Wreck of the Zanzibar ⓘ
War Horse (play) ⓘ
surface form: War Horse

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occupation children's writer ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
Hertfordshire ⓘ
St Albans, Hertfordshire ⓘ
surface form: St Albans
positionHeld Children's Laureate ⓘ
Children's Laureate ⓘ
surface form: UK Children's Laureate
relative Allen Lane ⓘ
residence Devon ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Clare Morpurgo ⓘ

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War Horse → authorOfSourceWork → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
The King’s School, Canterbury → hasAlumni → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Michael Morpurgo → name → Michael Morpurgo self-link ⓘ
Joey → createdBy → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Albert Narracott → creator → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Captain Nicholls → creator → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Major Jamie Stewart → createdBy → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Sergeant Fry → workAuthor → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Ted Narracott → creator → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
War Horse (play) → basedOnWorkBy → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Friedrich → creator → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Emilie → creator → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Rose Narracott → creator → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
Children's Laureate → notableRecipient → Michael Morpurgo ⓘ