Momo (novel)

Momo is a 1973 published novel by Michael Ende. The title refers to the main character, the subtitle reads: The strange story of the time thieves and the child who brought back the people's stolen time. The book has created more than seven million copies sold, according to The Neverending Story, the most successful business end. Momo was in 1974 awarded the German Youth Book Prize.

Action

In a fantasy world, which is very reminiscent of a contemporary Italian town, the Society of gray men at work. You try to bring all people to save time. In truth, the people are cheated out of their time; while they try to save time later, they forget to live in the now. Because time can not save money as you. The more you try to save time, the "shorter" the days and weeks.

When the world heard most of the men in gray, the wise master decides Hora ( the mysterious " stewards of the time " ) to act. He stops time so that the whole world comes to a standstill, and sends his tortoise Cassiopeia with the small, helpful girl Momo that gets one hours flower for an hour in the hand in the fight against the seemingly all powerful men in gray.

Background

The scene of the story, an Italian-style suburb, is a throwback to end former residence Genzano di Roma. The later work by Michael Ende in Japan, the home of his second wife, is closely related with Momo. Werner Onken, head of the Free Economic Library in Varel, wrote an interpretation of Momo, which was published in the journal issues of freedom 1986. In a letter to Michael Onken end confirmed that Momo criticize today's monetary system: "By the way you are now to the first person who has noticed that the idea of ​​aging money stands in the background of my book Momo. Especially with this idea of Steiner and society, I have to delve in the past few years, I have come to the view that our whole culture question can not be resolved without at the same time or even before the money issue will be resolved. "

People

  • Momo - can the little girl who shows up one day in the amphitheater listening well, so that other consoles. Pitch-Black curly hair, worn men's jacket and large jet-black eyes. She is poor and helpful.
  • Gigi - Girolamo guide - one of the two best friends momos, the storyteller and tour guide. He is also a park ranger, Best Man, Dog Walking guide, love letter carrier, funeral participants, souvenir dealer, cat food seller and many other things.
  • Beppo - Beppo - the other best friend Momo, a patient street sweeper who is considering until he gives an answer that most people have already forgotten what they wanted to know. In his opinion, most of the suffering on earth is due to the fact that people say thoughtless things. He also established the famous tip, instead of the end of the long road to note, only to see the next piece.
  • Professor Hora - Secundus Minutius Hora - Keepers of Time and the hour flowers. He shares all people to their life and changes itself constantly age.
  • Cassiopeia - Master Horas turtle that look half an hour into the future, but can not say what will happen. It expresses itself through writing, which appears on their tanks.
  • The men in gray - with pale gray skin, gray hats, gray jackets, " elegant gray cars " and cigars from dried time in the mouth, without which they can not exist. After all, you control the entire city, with its occurrence does not remain in memory.
  • The children - with which Momo always hits in the amphitheater and with whom they play exciting games.
  • Nino - host a small premises on the outskirts.
  • Liliana - Ninos fat woman.
  • Nicola - the Masons, one of Momo's best friends.
  • Mr. Figaro - the hairdresser who is not rich, but not poor.
  • BLW/553/c (Agent) - The gray gentleman who tried to bribe Momo.
  • XYQ/384/b (Agent) - The gray gentleman who comes to Mr. Fusi in the hairdressing business.

Films

Radio plays

There are several radio play versions of the novel:

  • Carousel 1984 three cartridges; 1999, three CDs Part 1: Momo and their friends
  • Part 2: Momo and the men in gray
  • Part 3: Momo and the hours flowers
  • The Audio Publishers 2005, three CDs, radio play with Karin Anselm, Rufus Beck, among others
  • The Audio Publishers 2008, five CDs, Reading with Rufus Beck

Musical settings

  • Momo and the Time Thieves Opera in two parts by Michael Ende, with music by Mark Lothar, Premiere: Coburg State Theatre, November 19, 1978
  • Direction, music, texts Stefan Krämer, premiere: June 11, 2009 High School Osterbek Hamburg ( musica listen)

Expenditure

  • Thienemann, 2005, ISBN 978-3-522-17750-4. Piper, 2009, ISBN 978-3-492-25349-9.

Additional expenses

  • Thienemann, 2005, ISBN 978-3-522-17783-2.
  • Thienemann, 2009, ISBN 978-3-522-20070-7.
  • Heyne, Munich 1997, ISBN 978-3-453-11813-3.

Secondary literature

  • Hermann Bausinger: Momo. An Essay on political literary placebo effects. In: Literature in democracy. For Walter Jens 60th birthday. 1983, pp. 137-145 ( full text )
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