โ Scribed by Michael Ende; Ralph Manheim; Roswitha Quadflieg
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill.
"An instantaneous leap into the magical ... Energetic, innovative, and perceptive"
--The Washington Post
"A rich, enjoyable read ... Succeeds by drawing in the most potent elements of fairytale, myth, and invented fantasy."
--The Observer
"You might just get in touch with the child in you who clapped her hands for Tinker Bell."
--Glamour
"A trumpet blast for the imagination."
--Sunday Times
Michael Ende was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1929. After attending drama school from 1948 to 1950, he worked variously as an actor, a writer of sketches and plays, a director of the Volkstheater in Munich, and a film critic for the Bavarian broadcasting company. His first novel for children, Jim Knopf and Lukas the Engine Driver, was published in Germany in 1960 to great popular and critical acclaim, and both radio and televsion series based on the Jim Knopf books were soon produced. In 1973 he published another award-winning children's novel, Momo. When The Neverending Story was first published in Germany in 1979 it immediately became the number-one bestseller arnd remained in that position for three years. It has since been published in many different languages all over the world, including Japanese, and has enchanted readers in each country in which it has appeared.
Library : Fantasy
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780525457589
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