Name: Momo
Price: 476.00 TWD
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Author: Michael Ende
ISBN: 9780140317534

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Physical Book

Author

Michael Ende

Publisher

Penguin

Synopsis "Momo "

At the edge of the city, in the ruins of an old amphitheatre, there lives a little homelss girl called Momo. Momo has a special talent which she uses to help all her friends who come to visit her. Then one day the sinister men in grey arrive and silently take over the city. Only Momo has the power to resist them, and with the help of Professor Hora and his strange tortoise, Cassiopeia, she travels beyond the boundaries of time to uncover their dark secrets.

Michael Ende

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Michael Ende (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1929 – Filderstadt, 1995) was a German writer known for his contribution to children's and fantasy literature. Son of the surrealist painter Edgar Ende, he grew up in an artistic environment that deeply influenced his work. His style is characterized by the creation of imaginative worlds that address philosophical and social themes. Ende gained international fame with novels that have been translated into more than forty languages and adapted into various media.

Among his most recognized works are Momo (1973), a critique of consumerism and time management, awarded the Youth Literature Prize in Germany in 1974, and The Neverending Story (1979), a novel that explores imagination and reality, considered a classic of youth literature. Another notable work is Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (1960), which has also been adapted into film and television.

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