Michael Ende (www.michaelende.de) 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.
Praise for The Neverending Story...
"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
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In the original prints of this book, text was coloured differently depending on if the story was set in the real world or in fantasica. Can you tell me if this book as the similar coloured print? - Customer question on
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