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L'HISTOIRE SANS FIN

by Michael Ende

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Language
French
Published
1984
Publisher
STOCK
Pages
461
ISBN
9782234015524
For Bastian Balthazar Bux, a lonely and bullied schoolboy, the only escape is through the pages of a book. When he takes refuge in an old bookshop, he discovers a mysterious, copper-bound volume titled The Neverending Story. Hiding away in his school's attic, he begins to read, and is drawn into the enchanted but dying world of Fantastica. This magical realm, home to dragons, giants, and monsters, is being consumed by an encroaching, formless void known as the Nothing, and its ruler, the Childlike Empress, has fallen deathly ill. A young hero named Atreyu is sent on a desperate quest to find a cure and save their world from annihilation.

As Bastian turns the pages, he follows Atreyu's perilous journey, but soon realizes this is no ordinary book. The lines between his world and Fantastica begin to blur, and it becomes clear that he is more than just a passive reader. The fate of this magical land and its inhabitants rests on a human child finding their way into the story. This novel is not just an epic fantasy, but an exploration of how imagination can shape and rebuild worlds, forcing its reader to confront the power and the peril of the stories we tell ourselves.

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Original edition

Originally published in 1981 Italian Longanesi & C.

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