WAR HORSE
Book ID/图书代码： 04303009B33777
English Summary/英文概要： Sold to a drunken farmer, Joey, a beautiful red-bay foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, finds a friend in the farmer’s son, Albert. His father brutally demands Joey work or be sold, so Albert gently trains him to pull the plough. But it’s not enough. When war breaks out, Albert’s father, needy for money for his struggling farm, sells Joey to the army, where he, like the soldiers around him, must try to cope with the horrors of the First World War. Joey and another thoroughbred horse, Topthorn, lead in a terrible cavalry charge towards the machine guns of the enemy’s lines. Joey is captured by the Germans and for while he is lovingly cared for by Emilie, a young French girl and her grandfather. But he and Topthorn must pull a heavy gun, battling through the mud until Topthorn dies of exhaustion. Joey wanders in no man’s land, back towards the British trench, but despite a joyful reunion with Albert, Joey is not out of danger. First tetanus threatens his life, and even then Emilie’s grandfather has to bid to save him from the butcher. The old man promised his granddaughter when she died he would find the horse she loved and buy him, but recognising Albert’s love for Joey, he sells Joey back to Albert on condition he will love for him all his life - for the princely sum of one English penny.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 第一次大戰爆發後，Albert的父親為了維持農場經營，無奈之下把Joey賣做軍馬。戰火紛飛，Joey被用來向前線運輸軍火物資，雖然躲過了重重危險，最終還是不幸落入德軍之手。
幸好得到一個法國小女孩Emilie與祖父的悉心照顧才倖免於難。雖然Joey回到了英軍戰壕，與Albert短暫相聚，可惜好景不長，夥伴再次分離。另一方面Emilie將不久於人世，臨死前祖父答應她一定會為她找到心愛的Joey，最後Joey是否能與Emilie或Albert重逢嗎？
小說不僅溫馨感人講述男孩Albert與Joey的深厚情誼及承諾，也由於Joey在戰場上奮勇表現，鼓舞了周遭同袍的士氣，成為人類慘酷戰場上的勇氣象徵。
2007年10月17日，《戰馬》(War Horse)被搬上英國國家大劇院舞台，立刻受到評論界好評。由於劇中使用了與真馬大小一樣的木偶道具（來自漢斯普林木偶劇團），該劇還獲得了奧利佛戲劇獎，標準晚報劇院獎和倫敦劇評人獎三項大獎的最佳設計獎。(VL)
Awards/获奖情况：Stephen Spielberg has bought the rights to War Horse！
史蒂芬．史匹柏的夢工廠將改拍成電影！ 2007年時改編成舞台劇被搬上英國國家大劇院！
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpyD3ABIHI4
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/warhorse
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About the Author/作者介绍： 麥克‧莫波格（Michael Morpurgo）, 英國最暢銷作家之一。生於1943年，畢業於倫敦大學英文及法文系，曾經擔任小學的老師，並在哪發現自己終身的志向，投身為小朋友說故事行列。出版過百餘作品，得獎無數，並在2003年更獲兩年一度的英國「童書桂冠作家」（The Children’s Laureate）的榮譽。 http://www.michaelmorpurgo.com/
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