The Neverending Story

Ende, Michael; Manheim, Ralph

ISBN 10: 0385176228 / ISBN 13: 9780385176224

Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983

About this Item

First American edition. Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket price clipped but portion of $ still present indicating this is not a book club edition (this is the only differentiating factor), jacket spine a bit faded, tiny chip from rear jacket corner along spine, faint ring stain on rear jacket panel visible only on reverse. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1983 Hard Cover. 396 pp. First English translation of Die unendliche Geschichte, translated by Ralph Manheim, with illustrations by Roswitha Quadflieg, jacket art by Richard Mantel. Red and green text and illustrations. Inspiration for Wolfgang Petersen's first English-language film, which at the time was the most expensive film produced outside the United States or Soviet Union. 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 realizes 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?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Neverending Story
• Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385176228
• ISBN 13: 9780385176224
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First American Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 24 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

Bastian, a lonely boy, steps through the pages of a book and finds himself caught up in a dangerous quest in a magical kingdom known as Fantastica

About the Author

Michael Ende (1929-1995) was a German author of fantasy and children's literature whose best-known works include Momo and The Neverending Story.

Gerard Doyle records everything from adult, young adult, and children's books to literary fiction, mysteries, humor, adventure, and fantasy. He has won countless AudioFile Earphones Awards and was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction in 2008.