Editing Michael Ende (section)

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{{Short description|German writer (1929–1995)}}
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| name        = Michael Ende
| image       = Michael Ende by Christine Meile 1962.jpg
| caption     = Ende in 1962 (photo by Christine Meile)
| birth_name  = Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1929|11|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen|Garmisch]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]]
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|1995|8|28|1929|11|29|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Filderstadt]], [[Germany]]
| occupation  = Fiction writer
| period      = {{circa}} 1960–1995
| genre       = [[Fantasy]], [[children's fiction]]
| movement    =
| notableworks= {{Nowrap|''[[The Neverending Story]]''<br />''[[Momo (novel)|Momo]]''<br />''[[Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver]]''}}
| website     = {{URL|michaelende.de}}
| signature   = Michael-Ende-Unterschrift.png
}}
'''Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende''' (12 November 1929 – 28 August 1995) was a German writer of [[Fantasy literature|fantasy]] and [[children's fiction]]. He is known for his epic fantasy ''[[The Neverending Story]]'' (with its [[The NeverEnding Story (film)|1980s film adaptation]] and a 1995 animated television adaptation); other well-known works include ''[[Momo (novel)|Momo]]'' and ''[[Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver]]''. His works have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 35 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thienemann-esslinger.de/autor/michael-ende-87|title=Michael Ende – Infos und Bücher &#124; Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag|website=www.thienemann-esslinger.de}}</ref>