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The Neverending Story

By Michael Ende
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The Neverending Story by Michael Ende is a captivating tale about Bastian, a boy who discovers an enchanted book that draws him into the mystical realm of Fantastica. Immersed so deeply that he becomes a character within the story, Bastian must confront the perils facing this magical world. The narrative explores his journey to bridge the gap between reality and imagination to save Fantastica from impending danger.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This classic children's book is perfect for young readers who enjoy fantasy adventures and imaginative tales, as well as adults seeking a timeless story that inspired a beloved film.

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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.

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Read the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film! From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life.

When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica—so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realises that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he is the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica?

"An instantaneous leap into the magical . . . Energetic, innovative, and perceptive" —The Washington Post

"A trumpet blast for the imagination." —Sunday Times

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140386332

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 1993

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin Books

Contributors:

  • Translated by Ralph Manheim

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 113.0mm

Height: 183.0mm

Weight: 232g

Pages: 448

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Michael Ende Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

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.

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