THE NEVERENDING STORY . Translated by Ralph Manheim .

Ende, Michael

ISBN 10: 0385176228 / ISBN 13: 9780385176224

Edité par Doubleday & Company, Garden City, 1983

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Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. A translation of DIE UNENDLICHE GESCHICHTE (1979). "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, managing to save the fantasy land of the story in the process. The book's use of mythic materials and fantasy tropes is far more sophisticated than one might expect from a children's book, and the common theme of experience and maturity is also treated well. As might be expected from a novel celebrating the joys of reading, the book is considerably better than the 1984 movie version." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-115. A fine copy in fine dust jacket (no printed price on front flap; but not price-clipped) with just a touch of wear at spine ends. A very nice copy. (#159046). N° de réf. du vendeur 159046

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Titre : THE NEVERENDING STORY . Translated by Ralph ...

Éditeur : Doubleday & Company, Garden City

Date d'édition : 1983

Reliure : Couverture rigide

Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette

Edition : Edition originale

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Synopsis :

Book by Ende Michael Manheim Ralph

Présentation de l'éditeur:

Unicorns, dragons, sprites, will-o’-the-wisps: the inhabitants of an enchanted world. And into this world – through the pages of an old book – ventures Bastian, a lonely boy of ten or twelve. But Fantastica is slowly decaying, its Childlike Empress dying. Only a real human being can set things right by giving the Empress a new name. Bastian takes up the challenge, and finds himself crossing the Swamps of Sadness and the Silver Mountains, meeting sorcerers and giants, bats and night-hobs, gnomes and racing snails, as he journeys bravely toward the Ivory Tower, Bastian’s quest is filled with all the wonders of myth and fairy tale. It is a fantasy adventure that will capture your heart – and recapture the magical dreams of childhood.