Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende is Ende's best known work. Other books include "Momo" and "Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer" (Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver). Michael Ende's works have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 20 million copies, and have been adapted into motion pictures, stage plays, operas and audio books. He died in Stuttgart (Germany) of stomach cancer. Wikipedia
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