Michael Ende

Michael Ende (November 12, 1929 – August 29, 1995) was a German writer of fantasy novels and children's books. He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Bavaria, Germany), son of the surrealist painter Edgar Ende. He died in Stuttgart (Germany) of stomach cancer.

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November 12 - 1929 - August 29 - 1995 - German - Fantasy - Children's books - Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Bavaria - Germany - Surrealist - Edgar Ende - Stuttgart - Stomach cancer

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He is best known for his work Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story), and his other books include Momo and Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer.

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The Neverending Story - Momo

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He is one of the most popular and most famous German authors of the 20th century, mostly due to the enormous success of his children's books, which invite the reader into strange worlds full of visionary symbolic power and enable them to identify with the heroes of the story.

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Michael Ende's works have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 20 million copies.

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