The Neverending Story (novel)
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The Neverending Story is a 1979 fantasy novel by Michael Ende that follows a boy who becomes part of a magical world called Fantastica through a mysterious book, exploring themes of imagination, identity, and the power of storytelling.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Neverending Story | 2 |
| The NeverEnding Story | 1 |
| The Neverending Story (1979 novel) | 1 |
| The Neverending Story (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8499247 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Neverending Story (novel) Context triple: [The NeverEnding Story (1984 film), basedOn, The Neverending Story (novel)]
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The NeverEnding Story (1984 film)
The NeverEnding Story is a 1984 fantasy film about a young boy who discovers a magical book that draws him into the quest to save the mythical land of Fantasia from a consuming force called "The Nothing."
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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter is a 1990 fantasy film sequel that continues Bastian’s adventures in the magical realm of Fantasia, loosely based on the second half of Michael Ende’s novel.
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The NeverEnding Story (theme song)
"The NeverEnding Story" is the iconic synth-pop theme song from the 1984 fantasy film of the same name, performed by Limahl and widely recognized for its catchy melody and nostalgic 1980s sound.
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Zauberland
Zauberland is a poetic nickname for the North Sea island of Juist, highlighting its idyllic, almost magical natural atmosphere.
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Tale of Tales
Tale of Tales is a 2015 dark fantasy film directed by Matteo Garrone, known for its visually rich, adult-oriented adaptations of Italian fairy tales and featuring Salma Hayek in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Neverending Story (novel) Target entity description: The Neverending Story is a 1979 fantasy novel by Michael Ende that follows a boy who becomes part of a magical world called Fantastica through a mysterious book, exploring themes of imagination, identity, and the power of storytelling.
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A.
The NeverEnding Story (1984 film)
The NeverEnding Story is a 1984 fantasy film about a young boy who discovers a magical book that draws him into the quest to save the mythical land of Fantasia from a consuming force called "The Nothing."
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B.
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter is a 1990 fantasy film sequel that continues Bastian’s adventures in the magical realm of Fantasia, loosely based on the second half of Michael Ende’s novel.
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C.
The NeverEnding Story (theme song)
"The NeverEnding Story" is the iconic synth-pop theme song from the 1984 fantasy film of the same name, performed by Limahl and widely recognized for its catchy melody and nostalgic 1980s sound.
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D.
Zauberland
Zauberland is a poetic nickname for the North Sea island of Juist, highlighting its idyllic, almost magical natural atmosphere.
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E.
Tale of Tales
Tale of Tales is a 2015 dark fantasy film directed by Matteo Garrone, known for its visually rich, adult-oriented adaptations of Italian fairy tales and featuring Salma Hayek in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German novel
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fantasy novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The NeverEnding Story (1984 film)
NERFINISHED
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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Neverending Story (radio drama) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Neverending Story (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Michael Ende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Buxtehude Bull (1980) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | The Nothing consuming Fantastica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Roswitha Quadflieg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | Ralph Manheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first half: Atreyu's quest to save Fantastica
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second half: Bastian's adventures in Fantastica ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| influenced | fantasy literature ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Atreyu
NERFINISHED
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Bastian Balthazar Bux NERFINISHED ⓘ Falkor NERFINISHED ⓘ Gmork NERFINISHED ⓘ The Childlike Empress NERFINISHED ⓘ Xayide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
magic book
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naming ⓘ wishes ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dual-color printing in some editions
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story within a story ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die unendliche Geschichte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 400 pages ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | Thienemann Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Fantastica
NERFINISHED
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human world ⓘ |
| structure | frame narrative ⓘ |
| symbol | AURYN amulet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
escapism
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identity ⓘ imagination ⓘ power of storytelling ⓘ responsibility ⓘ wish fulfillment ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Neverending Story (novel) Description of subject: The Neverending Story is a 1979 fantasy novel by Michael Ende that follows a boy who becomes part of a magical world called Fantastica through a mysterious book, exploring themes of imagination, identity, and the power of storytelling.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The NeverEnding Story
this entity surface form:
The Neverending Story
this entity surface form:
The Neverending Story
this entity surface form:
The Neverending Story (1979 novel)