A never-ending story

With color illustrations

Michael Ende is one of the most famous German writers of the second half of the 20th century. His children's books, which adults also enjoy reading, have long become classics. "The Neverending Story" – his most famous book – has been translated into 41 languages and sold over 9 million copies. It tells the story of eleven-year-old Bastian Balthazar Bux's journey to the land of Fantastica.
Fat Bastian, whom everyone in class considered a weakling, loved to read. One day, accidentally finding himself in a secondhand bookshop, he saw a book in an old binding and, unable to resist the magical power emanating from the tome, stole it. Climbing into the attic, he began to read and could no longer tear himself away from the amazing story, plunging into which he himself became a hero of incredible, fantastic adventures…