The Neverending Story Book First Edition. It was later adapted to film in 1984 and directed by wolfgang petersen. The neverending story is a german fantasy novel by michael ende, first published in 1979 under the title die unendliche geschichte.
Edition (stated) in an unclipped dust jacket showing $15.95, hardcover in red cloth with red and green text, has a small lean to the binding with a touch of bowing starting at the head, slight bumps to spine ends, a hint of shelfwear to cover edges and corners, and a touch of faint sunning to the spine and cover edges, otherwise a solid, tight vg copy in. In an interesting commentary on the act of reading fantasy and on the nature of story itself, a boy named bastian becomes so involved in reading of the amazing adventures of atreyu in a book, also called the neverending story, that he becomes part of the story himself. An english translation, by ralph manheim, was first published in 1983.
Michael ende, ralph manheim (translator), roswitha quadflieg (illustrator) isbn:
The standard english translation, by ralph manheim, was first published in 1983.the novel was later adapted into several films. Internet archive open library book donations 300 funston avenue san francisco, ca 94118. You can also purchase this book from a vendor and ship it to our address: Michael ende, ralph manheim (translator), roswitha quadflieg (illustrator) isbn: