If you like Michael Ende, read these authors

German writer (1929–1995)

Also known as: Ende, Michael Andreas Helmuth, Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende, Михаэль Энде, ميشائيل إنده, 미하엘 엔데, ミヒャエル・エンデ

Similar authors

This list comes from an AI, not yet from reader data. Once enough readers like Michael Ende, their data replaces the AI suggestions.

Cornelia Funke1958–
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
German fantasy for young readers centered on the magic of books and stories, as in Inkheart. (AI reason)
Report
Otfried Preußler1923–2013
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
Classic German children's fantasy blending folklore, whimsy and darker moral undertones. (AI reason)
Report
Astrid Lindgren1907–2002
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
Imaginative children's classics with fantastical journeys and deep emotional resonance, as in The Brothers Lionheart and Mio, My Son. (AI reason)
Report
C. S. Lewis1898–1963
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
Portal fantasy in which children enter allegorical magical worlds. (AI reason)
Report
Lewis Carroll1832–1898
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
Dreamlike, logic-bending fantasy worlds full of surreal wordplay. (AI reason)
Report

Show all 10

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry1900–1944
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
Philosophical fable critiquing adult materialism through a child's perspective, akin to Momo. (AI reason)
Report
Neil Gaiman1960–
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
Mythic, dream-infused fantasy about the power of imagination and story. (AI reason)
Report
Norton Juster1929–2021
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
Allegorical quest fantasy with playful philosophy, as in The Phantom Tollbooth. (AI reason)
Report
Jostein Gaarder1952–
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
Novels weaving philosophy and nested fictional worlds for young and adult readers. (AI reason)
Report
Erich Kästner1899–1974
AI suggestion, no reader data yet
Warm, humane German children's literature with gentle social commentary. (AI reason)
Report

Pick Michael Ende and a few more favorite authors to get suggestions that fit you.

Die unendliche Geschichte (2006)
Momo oder Die seltsame Geschichte von den Zeit-Dieben und von dem Kind, das den Menschen die gestohlene Zeit zurückbrachte (1984)
Der satanarchäolygenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch (2003)
La tortuga tranquila y otros cuentos
Lustige Geschichten zum ersten Lesen