High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende (12 November 1929 – 28 August 1995) was a German author of fantasy and children`s literature. He is best known for his epic fantasy work 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 and sold more than 20 million copies, and have been adapted into motion pictures, stage plays, operas and audio books.