Momo

A lost fantasy classic by the author of The Neverending Story.

The Neverending Story is Michael Ende’s best-known book, but Momo—published six years earlier—is 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.

Michael Ende (1929–1995) 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.