Michael Morpurgo
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (born October 5, 1943 in St Albans near London ) is a British writer. He was the winner of the Children's Laureate (2003-2005). The idea for this award came from a conversation between the poet Laureate Ted Hughes and Morpurgo.
He is one of the best known British authors of books for children and young people. Morpurgo mainly writes adventure books for teenagers in the style of Robert Louis Stevenson and Hughes. With his wife he founded the project "Farms for City Children" in Devon . In 1999 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his educational services. He became particularly well known in 2011 through Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of War Horse with the German title Companions .
At the annual New Year's ceremony of the Queen, Morpurgo was named a Knight Bachelor and thus a Sir in January 2018.
Awards
- Whitbread Book Award 1995 for The Wreck of the Zanzibar
- Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1996 for The Butterfly Lion
- Order of the British Empire 1999
- Children's Laureate 2003-2005
- Red House Children's Book Award 2004 for Private Peaceful
- Blue Peter Book Award 2005 for Private Peaceful
- ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2005 for Private Peaceful
- Eleanor Farjeon Award 2018
Works
- War Horse, 1984 (German: Fateful Companions , Carlsen, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 9783551581372 ), as a theater production: Companions
- Kensuke's Kingdom (Eng. Kensuke's Kingdom - island adventure in the coral sea )
- Twist of Gold , 1983 (Eng. A chain made of gold )
- Why the Whales Came , 1985 ( when the whales came )
- Wombat Goes Walkabout , 1999 (German Wombat's Adventure )
- The Butterfly Lion , 1996 (dt. The Butterfly Lion )
- Escape from Shangri-La
- The black witch
- The Wreck of the Zanzibar
- The King of the Cloud Forests
- Arthur, High King of Britain
- The Marble Crusher and Other Stories
- The White Horse of Zennor and Other Stories
- The Nine Lives of Montezuma
- Little Foxes, 1984
- Yo-yo the Melon Donkey
- Mr Nobody's Eyes
- My friend Walter
- It's a Dog's Life, 2006
- Toro! Toro! , 2001 (Eng. Toro! Toro !: A story from Andalusia )
- Follow the Swallow (Eng. Follow the path of the swallow , 2003, Carlsen-Verlag)
- The ghost with the red eyes
- The Sleeping Sword (dt. The Sleeping Sword )
- Billy the Kid , 2000 (eng. The thing with Billy's knee )
- Grandfather on probation
- Adolphus Tips
- Private Peaceful (Eng. My brother Charlie )
- Waiting for Anja (German: Waiting for Anja , Carlsen-Verlag 2009)
- Shadow
- Cool
- Running wild
- Outlaw
Web links
- Michael Morpurgo official homepage (English)
- Literature by and about Michael Morpurgo in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Michael Morpurgo at perlentaucher.de
- Short biography and list of works on the website of the British Council (English)
- Michael Morpurgo in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "Michael Morpurgo" . Children's Laureate (childrenslaureate.org.uk). Booktrust. (English)
- ^ "About the Children's Laureate" (childrenslaureate.org.uk).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morpurgo, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morpurgo, Michael Yndrew Bridge |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St Albans near London |