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War Horse

book by Michael Morpurgo
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Summary

War Horse is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,966 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Michael Morpurgo[3]
  • Publisher: Egmont International Holding[4], Gwasg Carreg Gwalch[5]
  • Genre: war novel[6], children's literature[7]
  • Followed by: Farm Boy[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9], Welsh[10]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[11], Wales[12]
  • Publication date: 1982[13], September 17, 2010[14]
  • Has edition or translation: War Horse[15]
  • Narrative location: Devon[16]
  • Main subject: World War I[17]
  • Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/books/review/Marler2-t-2.html[18]
  • Number of pages: 152[19]
  • Title: War Horse[20], Ceffyl rhyfel[21]
  • Derivative work: War Horse[22]

Why It Matters

War Horse has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

children's literature United Kingdom Wales War Horse

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . National Library of Wales Catalogue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . National Library of Wales Catalogue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Library of Wales Catalogue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → b7ccedca-af90-4b5c-a099-29fb71034804
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  2. 23d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → War Horse, War Horse
    Country of origin → United Kingdom, Wales
    Wikipedia languages → ['cy', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'hyw', 'it', 'ja', 'simple', 'uk']
    Main subject → World War I
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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