The Neverending Story (Revised)

Biographical Note:
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.

Brief Description:
Translation of: Die unendliche geschichte.

Marc Notes:
Translation of: Die unendliche geschichte.;This translation first published in the United States 1997 by Dutton Children's Books.;Copyright date 1983.;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.

Review Quotes:
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Review Citations:

• Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1997 pg. 70 (EAN 9780525457589, Hardcover)