Waiting for Ani

The author of more than a hundred books, Michael Morpurgo lives on a quiet farm in Devon and, by his own admission, before transferring his stories to paper, tells them to his horses and dogs. Indeed, in most of his books, animals have a very important role. Making them the heroes of his adventure works, the author speaks of the defenseless beauty and fragility of the world, his dependence on human participation and compassion. With each of his history, Michael Morpurgo claims that genuine humanity holds on two pillars - mercy and strength 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 began, the whole world of Joe Laland was limited to the borders of his native mountain village in the north of France, in the commune of Leskens. But in this small world, as in a drop of water, a monstrous catastrophe that covered the whole world was reflected. Joe"s father went to the front, and the happy pastoral life ended, although externally did not change. Joe still drove the sheep in the pasture and pass on the right Ruf-a huge Pyrenee shepherd sheep every morning. But once the boy met a mysterious stranger in the forest. Benjamen helped to transport Jews across the border to Spain, and he himself hid in Leskens from the Nazis, waiting for his daughter Ani ...
The novel was 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: the famous Jean Renault and the rising American star Noah Shnapp