The author of more than a hundred books, Michael Morpurgo lives on a quiet farm in Devon and, by his own admission, tells his horses and dogs before putting his stories on paper. In most of his books, animals have a very important role to play. Making them heroes of his adventure works, the author talks about the defenseless beauty and fragility of the world, its dependence on human participation and compassion. With each story, Michael Morpurgo argues that true humanity rests on two pillars mercy and the power of the spirit. This humanistic message permeates all the books of the writer, continuing the traditions of great English literature, laid down by Dickens and Kipling. Before the war, the whole world of Joe Lalande was limited to the boundaries of his native mountain village in the north of France, in the commune of Lesquén. But even in this small world, like in a drop of water, a monstrous catastrophe was reflected, covering the whole world. Joe's father went to the front, and a happy pastoral life ended, although outwardly almost unchanged. Joe still drove the sheep to the pasture every morning and herded the flock with the help of the faithful Rufus, a huge Pyrenean shepherd. But one day the boy met a mysterious stranger in the forest. Benjamin helped smuggle Jews across the border to Spain, and he himself hid in Leskn from the Nazis, waiting for his daughter Ani. The novel is based on the real events of the Second World War, and we will be able to see their embodiment on the big screen the drama of the same name was released in early 2020 Among the performers of the main roles is the well-known Jean Renault and the rising American star Noah Schnapp ..