Michael Ende

Michael Ende was a famous German writer who was born on November 12, 1929 in Bavaria. His father was a famous artist but in World War II, his art was pronounced to be sick and twisted. After the big attack on Hamburg, Ende went to Munich.

He developed a love for literature and writing at an early age when he started writing poems and stories. He was very interested in theater and he started working for the Theatre Academy in Munich after which he became a professional actor. He never got an important role or had a big career.

While he was traveling, he began writing. He said he wrote his first novel impulsively, without a plan or an idea, writing was an adventure for him. He experienced the adventures of his characters.

His first book was a success. It was a children's novel "Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver" and it brought him an award for the best children's book in 1961. The book "Momo" was also a success and it was written in 1973 and he acquired world fame with "NeverEnding Story" in 1979.

The most expensive German movie in those times was a movie adaption of the previously mentioned book but the author called it tacky.

Some of his other famous works are: "The Spoilsport", "A Very Short Fairy Tale", "Mirror in the Mirror".

He died on August 28, 1995 from stomach cancer.