War Horse (book)

War Horse (book)

"War Horse" is a children's fiction novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in Great Britain by Kaye & Ward publishers in 1982.

Awards

The Book was Runner-up for the Whitbread Award 1982

Adaptations

The book has also been made into a play adapted by Nick Stafford. The play, also called "War Horse", was staged at the Olivier Theatre, National Theatre in London. The production opened on 17 October 2007 and was met with critical acclaim, partly due to its notable use of two astonishingly realistic life-size puppets of horsesFact|date=February 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/warhorse War Horse at the National Theatre - Official website]


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