Michael Morpurgo has said that literature should not shy away from tackling “deeply uncomfortable” topics. The children’s author told Times Radio that we live in a “complex, difficult, in many ways beastly but joyous world” and that should be reflected in books for the young.
Reading about people’s struggles and different cultures can improve your empathy for others, he added. Morpurgo, who is best known for penning books such as War Horse and Private Peaceful, said: “It is very, very important for children nowadays in this world which is really small, small, small for them to have some sense of empathy and understanding for other people. “So yes, the young must read about the old, the French must read about the British, we must read about
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