The book centres on a boy, Bastian Balthazar Bux, an overweight and imaginative child who is neglected by his father after the death of Bastian's mother. The first English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was published in 1983. But when I saw his Black Dog and imagined Falkor, I was sold.The Neverending Story ( German: Die unendliche Geschichte) is a fantasy novel by German writer Michael Ende, published in 1979. Pongracz herself seems to be more of a print artist than an illustrator (although I would love to see her illustrate!) but do check out her work she also has a magnificent piece from the above mentioned The Last Unicorn! Here is her website: Audrey Pongraczīut Levi Pinfold’s work just resonates The Neverending Story vibes with me…incredible expression, artwork that is both bold and empty at the same time, like The Nothing which ravages Fantastica great with horses. Simply creating an English version of the above Die Unendliche Geschichte illustrated by Sebastian Meschenmoser would also make my day!Īudrey Pongracz captivated me with her Childlike Empress in the above Why don’t you do what you dream? limited edition screen print, reminding me not to lose sight that emotional expression is all-important in this story wrought with hope, fear, longing and courage.
John Rocco, Marie-Alice Harel, Chris Riddell (who actually did cover art for one of The Neverending Story paperback editions!) or Tony DiTerlizzi would all be fantastic illustrators for this title. I acquired this one with the idea that while reading it aloud from the English translation, my son could follow along with the magnificent artwork. There is however, a fantastically illustrated, GORGEOUS, German version. **Editor’s note! The Folio Society has just (Autumn 2022) published a beautiful version illustrated by Marie Alice-Harel!!! I am beside myself with joy!!! Click here to see it. This wonderful fantasy is incredibly popular, yet relatively few illustrated versions of The Neverending Story exist, and, although I am waiting on an answer about a possible second version illustrated by Chuck Groenink, so far, only one English version has been illustrated (by the original illustrator, Roswitha Quadflieg), that I can confirm. is a classic from my childhood that I can probably call my favorite fantasy novel of all time the word “probably” entering into the conversation only because Peter Beagle’s The Last Unicorn is a close contender!
Michael Ende’s Die Unendliche Geschichte or, translated, The Neverending Story, first published in 1979, and later translated into English by Ralph Manheim in 1983.
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