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Michael Ende

Born

in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany

November 12, 1929

Died

August 28, 1995

Website

http://michaelende.de/

Genre

Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende was a German writer of fantasy and children's literature. He was the son of the surrealist painter Edgar Ende.

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’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 ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 319,938 ratings · 17,214 reviews · 276 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 207,748 ratings — published 1979 — 178 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Momo 4.33 avg rating — 85,279 ratings — published 1973 — 300 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer 4.26 avg rating — 8,903 ratings — published 1960 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night of Wishes by Michael Ende, Regina Kehn (Illustrator), Heike Schwarzbauer (Translator) 4.12 avg rating — 8,737 ratings — published 1989 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13 4.32 avg rating — 3,997 ratings — published 1962 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El espejo en el espejo by Michael Ende, Genoveva Dimitrich (Traducción), Antón Dimitrich (Traducción) 4.10 avg rating — 2,114 ratings — published 1983 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La prisión de la libertad by Michael Ende, Genoveva Dieterich (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 1,159 ratings — published 1992 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Traumfresserchen 4.26 avg rating — 489 ratings — published 1978 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jojo: Historia de un saltimbanqui 3.61 avg rating — 481 ratings — published 1978 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El secreto de Lena by Michael Ende, Jindra Čapek (Illustrator), Marinella Terzi (Translator) 3.65 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you have never wept bitter tears because a wonderful story has come to an end and you must take your leave of the characters with whom you have shared so many adventures, whom you have loved and admired, for whom you have hoped and feared, and without whose company life seems empty and meaningless.

If such things have not been part of your own experience, you probably won't understand what Bastian did next.”
― Michael Ende, The Neverending Story

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“When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.”
― Michael Ende, The Neverending Story

tags: beliefs, lies, power

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“Every real story is a never ending story.”
― Michael Ende, The Neverending Story

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October 2021 New School Classic Read

The Fall by Albert Camus, 1956, 147 pages

50 votes, 20.8%

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, 1995, 286 pages

44 votes, 18.3%

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, 1979, 396 pages

44 votes, 18.3%

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, 1954, 160 pages

33 votes, 13.8%

Swann's Way by Marcel Proust, 1913, 444 pages

30 votes, 12.5%

The Bell by Iris Murdoch, 1958, 296 pages

20 votes, 8.3%

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor, 1971, 206 pages

19 votes, 7.9%

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