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"Those who still think listening isn't an art should see if they can do it half as well." -- Michael Ende
Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende (12 November 1929 — 28 August 1995) was a German writer of fantasy and children's literature. He was born in Garmisch (Bavaria, Germany), son of the surrealist painter Edgar Ende. He died in Filderstadt (Germany) of stomach cancer.

Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story) is Ende's best known work. Other books include Momo and Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer (English title Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver). Michael Ende's works have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 20 million copies, and have been adapted into motion pictures, stage plays, operas and audio books.

Ende was one of the most popular and famous German authors of the 20th century, mostly due to the enormous success of his children's books. However, Ende was not strictly a children's author, as he also wrote books for adults. Ende claimed, "It is for this child in me, and in all of us, that I tell my stories," and that "[my books are] for any child between 80 and 8 years" (qtd. Senick 95, 97). Ende often found frustration in being perceived as exclusively an author for children, considering himself rather a man intending to speak of cultural problems and spiritual wisdom to people of all ages in his works; he wrote in 1985:

"One may enter the literary parlor via just about any door, be it the prison door, the madhouse door, or the brothel door. There is but one door one may not enter it through, which is the child room door. The critics will never forgive you such. The great Rudyard Kipling is one of a number of people to have suffered from this. I keep wondering to myself what this peculiar contempt towards anything related to childhood is all about."


Ende's writing could be described as a surreal mixture of reality and fantasy. The reader is often invited to take a more interactive role in the story, and the worlds in his books often mirror our reality, using fantasy to bring light to the problems of an increasingly technological modern society. Not least of all because of having attended a Waldorf school as a child, his writings were influenced by anthroposophy. Ende was also known as a proponent of economic reform, and claimed to have had the concept of aging money in mind when writing Momo.

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Total Books: 192
The Night of Wishes or The Satanarchaeolidealcohellish Notion Potion
Momo /
2017 - Momo / [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781945540462
ISBN-10: 194554046X
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult
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Momo
2017 - Momo (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781944211066
ISBN-10: 1944211063
Genres: Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult
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Tragasueos
2014 - Tragasueos [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788426141774
ISBN-10: 8426141773
Genre: Children's Books
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El espejo en el espejo / The mirror in the mirror Un Laberinto / a Labyrinth
The Neverending Story
2012 - The Neverending Story (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781452606309
ISBN-10: 1452606307
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult
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Die Ballade vom Seiltnzer Felix Fliegenbeil
2011 - Die Ballade Vom Seiltnzer Felix Fliegenbeil (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783934029415
ISBN-10: 3934029418
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Storie infinite
2010 - Storie Infinite (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788849825695
ISBN-10: 8849825692
Genre: Politics & Social Sciences
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El osito de peluche y los animales/ The Teddy Bear and the Animals
2008 - El Osito De Peluche Y Los Animales/ the Teddy Bear and the Animals [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788467523539
ISBN-10: 8467523530
Genre: Children's Books
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Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivfhrer 01
2008 - Jim Knopf Und Lukas Der Lokomotivfhrer 01 (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783522180573
ISBN-10: 3522180577
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La sopera y el cazo/ The Soup Dish and the Ladle
2007 - La Sopera Y El Cazo/ the Soup Dish and the Ladle [El Barco De Vapor: Serie Azul/ the Steamboat: Blue Series - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788434851252
ISBN-10: 8434851253
Genre: Children's Books
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Der satanarcholgenialkohllische Wunschpunsch
2007 - Der Satanarcholgenialkohllische Wunschpunsch (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9783522179485
ISBN-10: 352217948X
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Das Gefngnis der Freiheit
2007 - Das Gefngnis Der Freiheit (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9783492249904
ISBN-10: 3492249906
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Momo 13
2007 - Momo 13 (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9783829119795
ISBN-10: 3829119798
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Tranquilla Trampeltreu  die beharrliche Schildkrte
2006 - Tranquilla Trampeltreu Die Beharrliche Schildkrte (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783551355751
ISBN-10: 3551355754
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Der Spiegel im Spiegel
2006 - Der Spiegel Im Spiegel (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9783423135030
ISBN-10: 3423135034
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Trdelmarkt der Trume
2006 - Trdelmarkt Der Trume (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783492247986
ISBN-10: 3492247989
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Michael Ende Lesebuch
2005 - Michael Ende Lesebuch (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783551354990
ISBN-10: 3551354995
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Der lange Weg nach Santa Cruz
2005 - Der Lange Weg Nach Santa Cruz (Other)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9783551354167
ISBN-10: 3551354162
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Der Lindwurm und der Schmetterling
2005 - Der Lindwurm Und Der Schmetterling (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783522434959
ISBN-10: 3522434951
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2005 - El Secreto De Lena [El Barco De Vapor] (Paperback)
2003 - La Historia Interminable/ Neverending Story [Narrativa Punto de Lectura - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2002 - Die Rupelschule [German Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - Morno [French Edition] (Paperback)
1960 - Jim Knopf Und Lukdsder Lokomotiv [German Edition] (Hardcover)
Tranquila Tragaleguas [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
Das Schnurpsenbuch [German Edition] (Paperback)
Filemon Faltenreich [German Edition] (Other)
Der Niemandsgarten [German Edition] (Hardcover)
A Historia Da Sopeira E Da Concha [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)
A Histria Sem Fim [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)
Momo/momo [SPANISH LANGUAGE EDITION] (Paperback)