Momo - Softcover
A lost fantasy classic by the author of The Neverending Story.
The Neverending Story is Michael Ende s best-known book, but Momopublished six years earlieris the all-ages fantasy novel that first won him wide acclaim. After the sweet-talking gray men come to town, life becomes terminally efficient. Can Momo, a young orphan girl blessed with the gift of listening, vanquish the ashen-faced time thieves before joy vanishes forever? With gorgeous new drawings by Marcel Dzama and a new translation from the German by Lucas Zwirner, this all-new 40th anniversary edition celebrates the book s first U.S. publication in over 25 years.
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The Neverending Story is Michael Ende s best-known book, but Momopublished six years earlieris the all-ages fantasy novel that first won him wide acclaim. After the sweet-talking gray men come to town, life becomes terminally efficient. Can Momo, a young orphan girl blessed with the gift of listening, vanquish the ashen-faced time thieves before joy vanishes forever? With gorgeous new drawings by Marcel Dzama and a new translation from the German by Lucas Zwirner, this all-new 40th anniversary edition celebrates the book s first U.S. publication in over 25 years.
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Review:
Wittily perceptive social criticism and haunting, surrealistic imagery... This all-ages delight deserves rescue and is ideal for classroom (or bedtime) read-aloudsespecially if the grown-ups pay attention along with the children. Kirkus
A modern classic for all ages. ForeWord Review
"A German Classic returns to print" Publishers Weekly
"A wonderful new translation with simple, gorgeous illustrations by Marcel Dzama. A masterpiece." The Globe and Mail
"If there was only one children s book I could put on the list of must-read, yet hardly known, children s books, it would have to be Momo. I fell in love with the book, despite the fact that when I first went to read it, I assumed I wouldn t like it at all!" LitKidz
"A joyful read." About.com
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A modern classic for all ages. ForeWord Review
"A German Classic returns to print" Publishers Weekly
"A wonderful new translation with simple, gorgeous illustrations by Marcel Dzama. A masterpiece." The Globe and Mail
"If there was only one children s book I could put on the list of must-read, yet hardly known, children s books, it would have to be Momo. I fell in love with the book, despite the fact that when I first went to read it, I assumed I wouldn t like it at all!" LitKidz
"A joyful read." About.com
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Michael Ende (19291995) was a German writer of literature, fantasy, and children s books. Most famous for his novels The Neverending Story, Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver, and Momo, Ende considered his works relevant for all ages. He remains one of the most popular German novelists of the twentieth century.
Marcel Dzama is an artist, born in Canada, who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Lucas Zwirner is a writer and translator. Born in New York City, he graduated from Yale University in 2013, where he studied Philosophy and Comparative Literature.
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Marcel Dzama is an artist, born in Canada, who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Lucas Zwirner is a writer and translator. Born in New York City, he graduated from Yale University in 2013, where he studied Philosophy and Comparative Literature.
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- PublisherMcSweeneys Books
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1944211063
- ISBN 13 9781944211066
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
- IllustratorDzama Marcel
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