{"name": "Michael Ende", "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende (12. November 1929 in Garmisch; 28. August 1995 in Filderstadt) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller. Er z\u00e4hlt zu den erfolgreichsten deutschen Jugendbuchautoren. B\u00fccher wie *Die unendliche Geschichte, Momo* und *Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivf\u00fchrer* waren internationale Erfolge und wurden vielfach f\u00fcr Film, Fernsehen und Theater adaptiert. Endes Werke verkauften sich \u00fcber 30 Millionen Mal und wurden in \u00fcber 40 Sprachen \u00fcbersetzt.\r\n\r\n---------\r\n\r\nMichael Andreas Helmuth Ende (12 November 1929 \u2013 28 August 1995) was a German writer of fantasy and children's fiction. He is best known for his epic fantasy The Neverending Story; other famous works include *Momo* and *Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver.* His works have been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 35 million copies, and adapted as motion pictures, stage plays, operas and audio books. Ende is one of the most popular and famous German authors of the 20th century, mostly due to the enormous success of his children's fiction. He was not strictly a children's writer, as he wrote books for adults as well. Ende's writing could be described as a surreal mixture of reality and fantasy."}, "remote_ids": {"isni": "0000000081129551", "viaf": "34456245", "wikidata": "Q76498", "bookbrainz": "a9f1f136-103d-4e45-ae01-8b3bf420a2ce", "musicbrainz": "21442134-2f58-41ed-aa6d-70a250c44c54", "goodreads": "15619", "imdb": "nm0256779", "lc_naf": "n80162724", "librarything": "endemichael", "opac_sbn": "CFIV046455"}, "birth_date": "12 Nov 1929", "source_records": ["amazon:3453118138", "amazon:1452656304", "amazon:5389148002", "amazon:6073135602", "amazon:9607021991", "amazon:5942788561", "amazon:9026150679"], "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "alternate_names": ["Mikhael' Ende", "Michel Ende", "M. Ende"], "photos": [14433978], "personal_name": "Ende, Michael.", "death_date": "28 Aug 1995", "links": [{"title": "author website", "url": "https://michaelende.de/en/author/biography/michael-ende-0", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}}], "key": "/authors/OL296646A", "latest_revision": 14, "revision": 14, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-07-31T21:38:07.169275"}}