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The Neverending Story
by Ende, Michael
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Allen Lane, 1983. A first edition, first printing published by Allen Lane in 1983. A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper with some light nicks to the head and tail of the spine. Becoming scarce.
Synopsis
The Neverending Story is a German fantasy novel by Michael Ende, first published in 1979 under the title Die unendliche Geschichte. The standard English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was first published in 1983. The novel was later adapted into several films. The majority of the story takes place in the parallel world of Fantastica (Phantásien in the original German version; referred to as Fantasia in the films), a world being destroyed by the Nothing, which represents and constitutes people's lack of imagination in the real world. The first protagonist is a young warrior, who is asked by the sick Empress to set off and find the cure for their world. The other protagonist is a boy from the real world, a reader of the novel with the same title, for whom the story gradually becomes more and more realistic. -
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Reviews
On Apr 2 2013, Fireflower537 said:
This is one of my favorite books. It is as strange as it is wonderful. A boy finds a book and halfway through the story he becomes a character in the book. This is a very clever and beautiful story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12742
- Title
- The Neverending Story
- Author
- Ende, Michael
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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John Atkinson Books
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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