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Description
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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Summary
The NeverEnding Story is a book within a book: it begins with the story of Bastian, a lonely school-age boy who picks up "The NeverEnding Story" in an old bookstore. As Bastian begins to read, the story shifts back and forth between a fantasy novel about a hero's quest to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters/Important People
Memorable Quotes
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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.”
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“I wonder,' he said to himself, 'what's in a book while it's closed. Oh, I know it's full of letters printed on paper, but all the same, something must be happening, because as soon as I open it, there's a whole story with people I don't know yet and all kinds of adventures, deeds and battles. And sometimes there are storms at sea, or it takes you to strange cities and countries. All those things are somehow shut in a book. Of course you have to read it to find out. But it's already there, that's the funny thing. I just wish I knew how it could be.”
Bastian -
“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.”
First Sentence
rednaeroC darnoC lraC skooB dlO. This inscription could be seen on the glass door of a small shop, but naturally this was on the the way it looked if you were inside the dimly lit shop, looking out at the street through the plate-glass door.
Table of Contents
Prologue
I Fantastica in Danger
II Atreyu's Mission
III Morla the Aged One
IV Ygramul the Many
V The Gnomics
VI The Three Magic Gates
VII The Voice of Silence
VIII The Wind Giants
IX Spook City
X The Flight of the Ivory Tower
XI The Childlike Empress
XII The Old Man of Wandering Mountain
XIII Perilin, the Night Forest
XIV The Desert of Colors
XV Grograman, the Many-Colored Death
XVI The Silver City of Amarganth
XVII A Dragon for Hero Hynreck
XVIII The Acharis
XIX The Traveling Companion
XX The Seeing Hand
XXI The Star Cloister
XXII The Battle for the Ivory Tower
XXIII The City of the Old Emperors
XXIV Dame Eyola
XXV The Picture Mine
XXVI The Water of Life
Authors & Contributors
- Michael Ende (Author)
- Ralph Manheim (Translator)
- Roswitha Quadflieg (Illustrator)
Awards
- Zilveren Griffel (1983)
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